10 Harmful Misconceptions about People with Intellectual Disability
Often people with disabilities have to face misconceptions.
Misconceptions hold back the disabled community.
We are going to cover 10 misconceptions that people with an intellectual disabled people face.
1. Intellectually disabled people are lazy
2. People with an intellectual disability are not intelligent
3. People with intellectual disabilities cannot communicate
4. People with an intellectual disability are always happy
5. People with an intellectual disability are a burden on society
6. People with an intellectual disability are dangerous
7. People with an intellectual disability can’t live independently
8. People with intellectual disabilities don’t have feelings
9. People with intellectual disabilities cannot have relationships
10. People with intellectual disabilities are not as important as those without
These are all false!
These misconceptions are often what leads to abuse and bullying.
These types of thoughts about those with intellectual disabilities must change.
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