tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post7664132608533390850..comments2023-06-29T08:20:01.796-05:00Comments on Elenatintil: Celebrating Disabilities in FictionElizabeth Amy Hajekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-67458716279438538422012-06-30T22:39:58.348-05:002012-06-30T22:39:58.348-05:00Valia - Toph is a good one! I haven't seen the...Valia - Toph is a good one! I haven't seen the show, but it's very popular and I've seen the character name around. I'll add that to the list, thanks!<br /><br />Yeah, we don't think of vision impairment as being a handicap, but it is. Think of what life would be like without your glasses... I know I for one cannot function at all without them (and get a headache very quickly Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-2165490961002036642012-06-30T22:36:35.889-05:002012-06-30T22:36:35.889-05:00R. A., the Attolian series is by Megan Whalen Turn...R. A., the Attolian series is by Megan Whalen Turner. :) And nice one to bring up, particularly because the loss of the hand helps motivate him to accomplish even more I think. Sadly, the series doesn't seem to be as well-known as it deserves. :(<br /><br />I'm afraid I'm drawing kind of a blank on disabled characters right now. The only ones really coming to mind are Paul from R. J. Valianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-30955909304635083212012-06-30T21:16:29.977-05:002012-06-30T21:16:29.977-05:00I love Switched at Birth! As a deaf woman it has b...I love Switched at Birth! As a deaf woman it has been so awesome to see a deaf character star on a teen show! However I didn't feel that Daphne had reached iconic status yet (the show has only had one season) so that's why I didn't add her to the list.<br /><br />There are several characters on popular TV shows that probably have aspergers, but unless they have an actual diagnosis, I Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-67032783379443489862012-06-30T20:40:09.787-05:002012-06-30T20:40:09.787-05:00I'm not a writer, but I would say that writing...I'm not a writer, but I would say that writing a disabled character can be limiting but can also open up new possibilities. Many disabled people I've spoken to don't even think of themselves as limited, they just wish others could see the world in the completely different way that they do. :)<br /><br />Some characters I could think of:<br />Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby (deaf heroine)R. A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10746563233541071722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-85934795328009290412012-06-30T17:57:06.404-05:002012-06-30T17:57:06.404-05:00Yes, I know it's based on a true scenario, but...Yes, I know it's based on a true scenario, but overall I'd consider most of the show pretty much fictional plots so... but yeah, good point there.<br /><br />(I wanted to show a deaf person, but that hasn't been done much in fiction.)Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-46158987563103162072012-06-30T17:24:11.986-05:002012-06-30T17:24:11.986-05:00Sue Thomas F.B. Eye is actually based on a real FB...Sue Thomas F.B. Eye is actually based on a real FBI agent of the same name. Google her; her story is pretty cool. :) So I wouldn't quite classify her as "fiction" since Sue Thomas is very much real!Gymfan15http://www.spareoom.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-70644638127306536212012-06-30T16:54:52.798-05:002012-06-30T16:54:52.798-05:00No, actually guys are much more likely to be diagn...No, actually guys are much more likely to be diagnosed with Aspergers. Girls are much better at mimicing their peers and therefore fitting in and avoiding diagnosis (which is really sad). So we don't know if guys really are more likely to have it or not, we just know they get diagnosed way more. Also it manifests differently. Guys with Aspergers tend to be more socially inept and more Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-80672551336675264052012-06-30T16:44:41.689-05:002012-06-30T16:44:41.689-05:00So we girls have a high tendency for Aspergers, hu...So we girls have a high tendency for Aspergers, huh? :) it's actually really interesting, Aspergers people are known to be really smart in some areas, thus able to do extraordinary thing.....which I think makes up for their disability. So don't feel bad!Anastasianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-16221886542548206282012-06-30T16:36:38.737-05:002012-06-30T16:36:38.737-05:00Aspergers is growing in awareness, although many p...Aspergers is growing in awareness, although many people are often not sure of exactly how it works. For instance, I do have an Aspergers diagnosis myself, but because a) I'm a girl, and b) my hearing loss forces me to be more aware than most Aspies, most people are shocked to hear this and often declare that they don't believe it.Elizabeth Amy Hajekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190748325255565418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219894793257558801.post-89319994289945211002012-06-30T16:34:04.435-05:002012-06-30T16:34:04.435-05:00Wow, I was surprised to hear about the first listi...Wow, I was surprised to hear about the first listing. Many members of my family have autism and aspergers, (I didn't know that some people knew it even existed :O). I don't know of any books you missed, but I once wrote a book of a crippled girl who was a 'heroin.' I love writing books about heroes with some type of disability.Anastasianoreply@blogger.com