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derbophobia · 1 year ago

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i fucking love the trope of like. apocalyptic event occurs and takes out the majority of humans, but certain disabilities made ppl immune to the main mechanism of apocalypse (ex: blind ppl in birdbox being unable to see the thing that drives u insane). its so good everytime. i love apocalypse fiction centering on rhe disabled its always so much more interesting than the ableism driven idea that all disabled ppl would instantly die in the apocalypse bc we R all little weaklings

#currently writing a story abt three autistic ppl in the zombie apocalypse #and the different ways that their autistic traits manifest and affect their survival tactics #like one of the is great at blending in with zombies bc eye contact is an aggression trigger for zombies #and one of em is an amazing stealth fighter/ sneaky creeper #bc theyre extremely audio sensitive and know how to navigate life silently #and one of them purposely infantilizes themself and plays on the ableist idea of autism meaning dumb innocence #and then steals ppls shit LMAO

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