In Episode 5, we chat about the labels "disabled," "high" or "low-functioning autism" (ick!), and "special needs." The discomfort shown by able-bodied people when talking about disability showcases how society views disability as an embarrassing, shameful thing, and how labels about disability are often seen as insults. But disability is a real state of being that can't be helped by overly "sensitive" euphemisms.

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