#clangen disabilities and disorders mod

[loveologystudies]

Hey guys what the hell???

[fictionfreedom]

Because we started playing clangen again, specifically the Disorders and Disabilities mod, I just want to say: The way people treated (and still treat) this mod and its creators is DISGUSTING. I don't care if you have a disorder or not, the way people have reacted to this mod now and before is genuinely just point blank DISGUSTING and ableist in its entirety. I shouldn't have to specify why it's gross to go absolutely INSANE over the ingame names given to some of the disorders, when the creators themselves have said the names were largely CHOSEN BY PEOPLE WITH THE DISORDERS.

Idk, pisses me the fuck off.

[clangen-dadm]

ADHD/Comet Spirit

Risks If your cat has ADHD, they have the risks to get: Impulsively, hyperactivity, indecision, maladaptive daydreaming, understimulation and overstimulation, echolalia, stimming and word loss.

Comorbid ADHD has a LOT of comorbidities. Autism, light sensitivity, Auditory Processing Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Tourette's, Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Dyscalulia, Hyperempathy, and Echolalia are all included.

Wip status ADHD is going to receive some work in the future. It lacks executive dysfunction as its own symptom and doesn't fully represent more inattentive presentations of ADHD on its own.

History ADHD has received a name change among many many additions. Originally, it was known as Boundless Energy! As an ADHDer who leans more impulsive/inattentive, I'm glad the name was changed.

What's next? What's next for ADHD is adding in executive dysfunction and more inattentive symptoms!

[ID Begins: A clangen screenshot of a calico warrior. The conditions tab is open and the cat has comet spirit and budding spirit. End ID]

This screenshot has been donated by SynthesizedEcho on discord!

[puppypaw-wc]

year 2 for that clangen clan i mentioned that's actually just a loner group brought many potats. like.

look at them all. i love them. that third to last one is named nuggets and the fourth to last one (madi) has partial hearing loss and (cuz of the disabilities & disorders mod) also got buzzing ears and temporary nonverbalness. she is having a time-

[song-system]

I love the disabilities and disorders mod for clangen!

[neoncityrain]

clangen moments! making simple refs. i got the go-ahead from the creators and upkeepers of the disorders and disabilities mod to make a comic based on my playthrough of it, so well see how long this one lasts. having fun though! already got 5 pages and 5 refs so id say we are pretty damn well off. i will not be colouring or lining 99% of it, i just wanna draw silly cats with disabilities

[wc-confessions]

I think it's important to clarify that the disabilities and disorders mod is not base game ClanGen and the team of people working behind it are regular users, not developers. None of that content will ever touch the official unmodified game.

For everyone asking if you need to stop playing ClanGen because of this mod, here is your clarification that the mod is not part of the official game.

~ Mod Lichenbark

[burnerblog888]

Hi, I’m a fan of warrior cats and I have autism. This sounds random, but this is important for what I have to say regarding something that has made not only me, but others, very uncomfortable.

In the clangen game discord server, there is a mod called “Disabilities and Disorders.” Many of the names for disorders have been changed in order to be more “in universe.” However, this has resulted in some rather unfortunate names. In this post, I’ll only be focusing on the one for Autism, “Star Walker.” There are other inappropriately named disorders (i.e., DID being called “shattered soul”), though.

So, star walker. The issue with this name lies in its implications, that a cat with autism can walk among the stars, aka StarClan. It means that this cat has a connection to the stars, thus directly linking autism to StarClan, which is the main religion of warrior cats. And, if you’ve read the books, you know that StarClan is an absolute shitshow. I feel that it is also worth bringing up characters like Jayfeather, and medicine cats as a whole. Jayfeather’s power involved being able to walk among StarClan while sleeping, and medicine cats are able to communicate with StarClan. Jayfeather’s powers are also from StarClan themselves.

Therefore, by referring to Autism as star walker, you are directly connecting it to the literal heaven of the clans, and the clans’ religion. It even implies that Autism is a gift from StarClan, which sounds fine at first, but it takes away from the experience of autism as a whole. It’s being glorified and sugar coated. To see Autism be depicted as this ethereal, head-in-the-clouds thing is disheartening. It sucks. It really, really sucks. Because Autism isn’t like that at all. Having Autism be linked and tied into the religion of warrior cats (albeit in a fan-made game) feels icky.

I’m sorry if this post is so messy and rambly, but I’m tired of not being able to say anything. Thank you for reading.

[frightnightindustries]

What’s the disabilities and disorders clangen mod? How do I get this?

In the clangen discord there's a mod library, that's where I found it.

[monellian]

So I was playing clangen and I was using the Disabilities and Disorders mod and I changed the chances of cats getting permanent conditions for fun. But I made the chance really high and a litter of five kits all ended up being born with something- and ALL FIVE ARE FEMALE. But I adore them, so I drew them!

Bit more information about them under the cut!

All five of them started off as warrior apprentices, Moss almost became an elder, but seeing her sisters becoming apprentices despite their conditions, she argued that she should. As time progressed, Sun and Mottle decided it would be better for them to become medicine cats. Wisteria, soon after becoming a warrior, decided it was better for her to be a mediator as well.

Meanwhile, Stumpy and Moss stayed as warriors, both prevailing in their apprenticeships and becoming warriors around the same time as Wisteria

[fictionfreedom]

Gravity falls and Clangen (Specifically the Disorders and Disabilities mod)

[clangen-dadm]

Thank you all for 50 followers! As a special treat we will be talking a bit about who Fringekit is!

Fringekit is our mod's mascot. Why is Fringekit a kit? Well, the reason is simple! When Sparrow originally sent Fringekit to the thread excited over the fact that we could in fact make disabilities and put them in game. Mrr never sent what Fringekit looked like after, it was only the newborn sprite. And cae doesn't have that original save anymore, so we just have the screenshot that they sent all those months ago. Of Fringekit with the conditions tab open, and Autism listed.

[ID Begins: A screenshot of a two-colored newborn kit. She is black and white, and the text says she is sweet with yellow eyes. The conditions tab is open and displaying that she has autism. End ID]

[clangen-dadm]

Welcome to DaDm! A ClanGen based mod for Disabilities and Disorders. You can meet our mod team here. And these are some commonly asked questions! Please enjoy your stay!

Here is the link to our discord if you are interested! Here is the link to the conditions masterlist.

[clangen-dadm]

Tourette's Syndrome/Chattering Tongue

Risks If your cat has Tourette's Syndrome, they are very likely to have tics, tic attacks, impulsivity, absences, echolalia, or even break bones!

Comorbid If your cat has Tourette's Syndrome, there is a possibility that they could also have ADHD, Autism, echolalia, or the base game condition seizure prone.

WIP status There is still major work being planned for Tourette's Syndrome. Currently, we are working on changing the warrior-ifed name as Chattering Tongue only really represents those with vocal tics and the majority of the population with Tourette's doesn't have vocal tics.

History We first got a very in-depth request for tics and Tourette's Syndrome on our discord. Honestly, the details of it were so informative and expanded on Tourette's outside of what was known to me. It was first called Bug Brained but it didn't sound right for Tourette's and a lot of people disliked it so we changed it to Chattering Tongue which is still not the greatest. That leads us to today where we are having a poll on our discord about what to rename Tourette's Syndrome.

What's next? Well, after we make the name changes, I plan to add brain fog to Tourette's. Brain fog was originally apart of the suggestion for Tourette's, but at the time, I didn't know how to approach brain fog as a whole. Now that brain fog is a condition that has been added to the game and there has already been some writing about how it functions, I feel more confident about adding it to Tourette's.

[ID Begins: A clangen screenshot of a grey medicine cat with Chattering Tongue. End ID.]

[clangen-dadm]

Autism/Starwalker

Risks Cats with autism can get special interests, hyperfixations, stim, have verbal shutdowns, anxiety attacks, tics, tic attacks, seasonal depression, absences, daydreams, regress, have light sensitivity, overstimulation, and understimulation, become a system, nausea, echolalia, word loss, and meltdowns/shutdowns.

Comorbid Cats with autism can have these comorbid conditions: ADHD, light sensitivity, APD, SPD, Tourette's, dyslexia, dyscalculia, hyper/hypo empathy, face blindness, echolalia, selective mutism, and aphantasia.

WIP status Autism is our most complete condition. As people bring up stuff, we might add or tweak but I don't see any major changes in the future.

History Autism is the very first condition ever made in dadm and our mascot FringeKit has autism. Before we left ClanGen, we got a lot of flack for the name Starwalker due to its reclaimative nature. Though, ironically, Starwalker isn't even the first name that we went to for it and Starwalker was decided by a group of autistic people.

[ID Begins: A screenshot of a clangen cat. The conditions tab is open and they have Starwalker and Head Damage. End ID.]

Accessories and Service Pets Cats with autism can find small animals and snakes to act as service animals as well as find autism pride flags!

[clangen-dadm]

Orthostatic Hypotension/Falling Paws

Risks Dizziness, headaches, fainting, bruises and scrapes are all potential dangers for Orthostatic Hypotension. WIP status Orthostatic Hypotension is in a very good stopping point right now. The only things I think we could add to it is a way for orthostatic conditions to be unable to get diagnosed together.

History As of this post, this is a more recent condition with the addition of two other orthostatic intolerances.

[ID Begins: A screenshot of a clangen kit. The conditions tab is open and displays Falling Paws. ID Ends]

Service Animals Cats with Orthostatic Hypotension can get a snake or other small animal companion to alert the clan when they faint!