Fake News and Articles for the Disabled

Even the Developmentally Disabled population is getting ‘fake news’.  Be careful of what you read in disability publications because they tell ½ truths and have one sided stories.

Some of these tales are controversial because there is more to what you read than meets the eye. 

Editors, like in other publications have to make for good reading and often make stories sound more enlightening than they really are.  They also state things that may not be true at all.  It just makes for good reading and chatter.

These tales can give false expectations and set unrealistic long term goals for many frustrated individuals and their families. 

Some of the stories you read can cause harm because the stories may be too good to be true.

So, take some of the stories as fiction until you personally play into the system to find out for yourself how services work in your particular situation.

Realize that no two situations are alike and not every organization works the same.  No two people are the same, although there may be similarities, everyone is different in their own way.

Be realistic in your expectations and let things play out naturally.  If you push too hard it can cause stress with goals that are not achieved.

So, never compare yourself with “story tellers” in published magazines.  You have to brush these stories off if you can not relate to them in any way.