I don't want to open a can of worms but Deal 2003 Disabled People’s Attitudes toward
Other Impairment Groups: a hierarchy of impairments.
I wasn't on the list then but within his article he states;
Such a debate, in relation to views on other impairments can be found on the University of Leeds, Centre for Disability Studies web-site (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies) on the January 2003 Disability-Related Discussion List, under the heading ‘An open debate to neuro diversity!—no labels’. This often heated debate appears to centre around the issue of who are ‘real’ disabled people, with one main participant in the debate with cerebral palsy viewing people with ‘newer’ impairments, such as Aspergers syn¬drome or dyslexia, as interlopers, arguing they are not truly disabled because they have not faced on-going social oppression (as he feels he has).
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