#transability

I wonder if there’s something that’s like BIID but for mental disorders or neurodivergencies

despite being cisautistic, i kinda heavily fw and identify with being transautistic… i genuinely didnt think i was autistic till i turned (chrono) 15 and was like- oh shit. im in severe burnout, snd if i wanna get out of this shit hole, i need to purposely unmask, and act more autistic. I’m hyper aware of how i act, so for me unmasking wasnt just “relaxing and letting my autistic side out,” it was a deliberate act that i was constantly choosing to do. i chose to act more autistic, and it kinda felt like i became autistic in a way.

to any transautistic out there, just start by acting as weird as you can. who knows, you might be on the cusp of the spectrum, and from there on out, you can decide what weird traits could align with being autistic and lean into them. thats what i did.

good luck all my trans, cis, tris, perma, etc autistic folks out there, i love you!!!

transabled beings should be able to get rid of their healthy limbs no matter what.

infact, there is a disease called alien hand syndrome where someones hand does things they don’t control. like moving around, undressing themselves, or doing gestures unconciously.

they can get therapy, but most people feel like this hand isn’t even theirs, which is very similar to what transabled think.

so yes, wanting to get reaffirming abledness surgery is valid. if someone with alien hand syndrome wanted to get rid of their alien limb, you would support them because they feel like it isn’t their limb, right? it feels detached and unwanted for them.

thats the same thing that transabled people think. not the moving around, but it’s uncomfortable and unnecessary for them.

-from a non-disabled country

bruh, I can see the text on the screen, but sometimes my brain refuses to process it unless I squint and hold it really close to my face. Lowkey kinda annoying. Told a doctor about it, she said get readers. But they disorient me and I haven’t gotten around to obtaining any

saying your eyesight is bad just because you can’t see well is really ableist actually! You’re appropriating the experiences of people with actual bad eyesight, you shithead. /sarc

I can’t see any downsides to “faking” disorders and non-harmful transabled transitioning.

Obviously purposefully disabling yourself through self-harming methods is gonna harm you, so I can’t exactly get behind that.

If doctors allowed informed people to choose to undergo surgery then that risk would be much more reduced, and that goes for a lot of other surgeries that could be more accessible.

Think: gender affirming care being more accessible to transgender people considering we (usually) go into that knowing the risks of things like bottom surgery. Aside from that gender affirming care is lacks a lot of risks since things like facial feminisation or masculinisation surgery are considered gender affirming care.

But also…Transabled transitioning being more recognised could cause a similar thing to glasses going more mainstream.

I use glasses as a disability aid because I can’t see well, but it’s fine if someone wears glasses without sight issues.

What if that were the same for crutches? Wheelchairs? Imagine how many ramps, and other accessibility changes would occur. There’s already enough hate towards ambulatory wheelchair users. This could possibly reduce, if not remove that discrimination.

Disability aids should be MORE accessible, not gatekept. There are so many disabled people not getting the aids they need. People who “don’t need” them getting them DOESN’T steal from the disabled people in need. There are enough disability aids. They’re just too expensive for those who need them.

y'all absolutely should read interrogating transabled: a catalyst to viewing disability as body art (link) the author shared a lot of information about transabled as a term from the coiner Sean O'Connor himself it’s really good, the article(?) might not have as broad a view on transabled as we might now in the transid community but I think it’s a really important read

Can you pay out of pocket to get a custom wheelchair with no prescription?

HOSPITALIZEDALIEN… intro

FAQ;

what is ALTCU?

ALTCU stands for “adolescent and adult long term care unit”, this is where i live and do my schooling and most of my activities.

what is your name? what are your pronouns?

my name is alien and my pronouns are it/xe/thon.

what are your diagnoses? what is your disability?

i have brain damage + psychological disorders as well as some physical disabilities. i am level one autistic LSN.

links;

about me HERE

label hoard HERE

about the blog HERE

about the ALTCU HERE

my tags;

#alien gibberish -> text and talking posts

#alien inventions -> creations (coins, art, poems, etc)

#alien glyphs -> AAC discussion

#alien pains -> talking about symptoms

#alien friends -> plurality

#alien encyclopedia -> information

#alien labels -> labels

#alien blorbos -> F/O and S/O posting

#alien ufos -> important posts and rbs

#alien blues -> vents

#humanoid -> breaking the magic

Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars is transabled!

submitted by anon

nothing much to say, but like wanted to just remark that transabled entities are kinda cool. love yall, with especial attention to the love i have for transableds <3

Getting real tired of having to hear (from anti-transabled bigots) that physically transabled people “are promoting self harm!!”

If this is you, know that I never would have trusted to come to you when I felt the desire to rip off/out my own primary and/or secondary sex-related organs due to gender/sex dysphoria. Those feelings are so very much not all that different from the desire to tear off any other part of my body due to body/ability dysphoria.

If this is you, know that I would not have considered you a safe person to help me find medical resources to safely relieve my gender/sex dysphoria. If you consider my autonomy to want to remove aspects of my own body to be self-harm, then you are not are not a safe person to go to for anyone of any trans- identity.

It is not self-harm to want to change your own body. The lack of resources to safely make those changes may often result in harm, but this is because of said lack of resources! Why is it transgender/transsex people that I have to explain this so often to?

Went to the ER earlier, and I wanna cry cause I miss laying in the hospital bed so much :(

Didn’t expect getting discharged would make my dysphoria worse tbh. The blood pressure cuff left bruises, but I still want it backkkkk TwT

I have a ✨️doctor’s appointment✨️ today !!!

My subliminals have been working so good, and I’m super duper excited!! ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡

YOU CAN JUST BUY STUFF LIKE THIS??? MY PERMAHOSPITAL DREAMS ARE GONNA COME TRUE ONE DAY

hiii ! been a bit gone - apologies for that ! graduation and all , gotta keep up that 4.0 gpa which has been STRESSFUL AAA

but we have been cooking something that you guys may like - some teaser of how is going so far :3

small edit : you can try it out !!! NOTE THAT ITS STILL IN THE WORKS AND MAY HAVE SOME WACKY UNWANTED ANSWERS BUT YOU TRYING IT OUT AND GIVING FEEDBACK CAN INPROVE IT !! :DD link to the chat !

Transseverityanemia

When one identifies as having different severity anemia

Trans encephalitis

A trans abled identity where one feels they should have encephalitis

I confess I’m not super familiar with this issue, but this is my understanding of what transabledness is about (which roughly informs my opinion):

• Some people have outwardly-appearing bodies that are classified, by medicine and society, as “normal” or “healthy” or “able-bodied,” but have internal perceptions of their bodies and selves that align with ways of embodiment that are classified as disabilities (like being blind, or being an amputee). They may seek surgery or other body modifications to align their outward body to their inner sense of self.
• Psychiatry classifies this way of being as a “mental disorder” called “body integrity identity disorder” or “body dysmorphic disorder.” Doctors usually deny people the right to surgery or body modification, because they are considered “mentally ill.”
• Some people in this identity category have chosen to reject the pathologizing terminology of “BIID” or “dysmorphia” in favor of the more neutral, non-pathologizing term “transabled.”
• The term “transabled” is designed to invite parallels to “transgender” as a framework for people whose inner sense of self does not align with what society says their bodies should be.

So my opinion is that I am completely in favor of psychiatrically pathologized people reclaiming or reframing a pathologized identity in favor of a non-pathologized term or framework. Embracing the term “transabled” instead of “BIID” sounds great to me, just like embracing “autistic” instead of “suffers from autism spectrum disorder,” or “Mad” or “neurodivergent” instead of “mentally ill,” or “fat” instead of “obese,” or “queer” instead of “sexual disorder.” Rock on with your community-claimed radical depathologizing terminology!

Also, bodily autonomy is a basic human right. If anyone makes the free, informed, consenting choice to modify xyr own individual body, for whatever reason, they should absolutely be free to do so. Period.

I’ve encountered three basic arguments against transabled people’s deserving acceptance and autonomy: that “it’s a mental illness,” that it’s appropriation of disability, and that it’s appropriation of transgenderness.

Obviously, anyone who’s glimpsed my page knows how firmly I reject the first argument.

So is transabledness appropriation of disability? No. It is a disability. Society expects people to experience their bodies a certain way. Transabled people cannot do that. Because their abilities don’t align with society’s expectations of them, they are disabled. Even under the medical model of transabledness as a “disorder,” that makes transabled people disabled.

So is transabledness appropriation of transgenderness? I’m not transabled or transgender, so that’s not really for me to say. I can see the argument that it is. Maybe there should be a different term used, or a different framing that doesn’t invite the comparison to transgenderness. But I also think we have to differentiate good-faith concerns about appropriation from bad-faith stigma shifting and respectability politics. Much of the queer liberation movement is centered on “Queer people deserve rights because they’re neurotypical,” which sacrifices the rights of neurodivergent people, including neurodivergent queer people. So if transgender people say that the “transabled” label is appropriation, we should listen to them, but if they say that transabled people “make them look bad” because “it’s a mental illness,” we should push back on that.

Short answer: I support acceptance and bodily autonomy for all people with all kinds of mental/physical differences, including transabledness.

i’m over 5'5 / i wear glasses or contacts / i have blonde hair / i often wear sweatshirts / i prefer loose clothing over tight clothes / i have one or two piercings / i have at least one tattoo / i have blue eyes / i have dyed or highlighted my hair / i have or have had braces / i have freckles / i paint my nails / i typically wear makeup / i don’t often smile / resting bitch face / i play sports / i play an instrument / i know more than one language / i can cook or bake / i like writing / i like to read / i can multitask / i’ve never dated anyone / i have a best friend i’ve known for over five years / i am an only child

Yall fr just described me