Lia - Age 30, (trans woman, She/Her pronouns please): Multi-Purpose Blog - Autistic (diagnosed at age 10) - Cartoon lover who blogs about Autism, SpongeBob SquarePants and The Amazing World Of Gumball
Today is Disability Day of Mourning, the day the disabled community mourns the loss of disabled people killed by their parents or caregivers.
Disabled victims of murder by parents or caregivers often have their murder justified by media and perpetrators. Often these justifications include arguments that caring for a disabled person is "too traumatic" or that caregivers just felt "sorry for our existence." Murderers who kill disabled people are often given shorter sentences than other murderers, with some getting sentences as low as community service.
See: The Disability Day of Mourning website
This year 132 names were added to the list.
The youngest victim on the list is an unnamed one day old girl. She was abandoned by her parents with the reason believed to be her disability. She was mauled by dogs and found by hospital staff but they were unable to save her.
Close to my home, Omaree Varela was a 9 year old boy living in Albuquerque, New Mexico with ADHD, PTSD, and a developmental delay. Omaree was kicked to death by his mother. 6 months before his death Omaree had called 911 for help but the investigation led to nothing.
Juneanne Fannell was an 82 year old woman living in Rio Rancho, New Mexico on hospice care. Juneanne 's caregiver called the police on her and when they arrived Juneanne told the police she felt she was in danger because of the guns in the home. Police complimented the guns in the home and made no effort to help Juneanne. In the recording, Juneanne's caregiver makes a threat to kill her. Hours later, he shoots Juneanne.
ADHD at night: I could write a book. I could get my Master’s Degree. I could go to the club and come home with 12 new friends. I could get a job at that club and meet the mother of my children. I could cure every disease and use my wealth to bring world peace.
ADHD during the day: Fold laundry too hard :( Come back next week