I have cp too I have mild I get the you can't walk and why do you walk like that ? all the time people are just ignorant thank you for posting this video ☺️☺️ disability or not everyone is human and just wants to be accepted!!
I have cp as well and I’m legally blind, my pet-peeve is when someone walks up to me at restaurants and say to someone else, what does he want to eat/drink
I had a little girl tell me I couldn't be handicap because I was pretty and her mommy said handicap people aren't pretty. My number one thing not to do when you find out I have CP is assume it means I have mental issues. The good Lord might not have seen fit to let me walk but he gave me a sharp mind. I have two degrees and have never made less then an A
Wow I'm thankful people don't ask me that BUT what drives me crazy is when people come up someone and say "hey why r u parked in the handicapped spot?" Cuz in the winter time when I am we get LOTS of snow and some people say to the person who's driving "hey u can't parked in the handicapped parking your walking"
Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video - and I love your comment. Glad that you could relate! Remember - you are never alone! Be well - John
Thank you Quinn! I too have CP. Not heard most of these, but I have felt them, like feeling the elephant in the room.I guess people are afraid to ask as I have it mild on my right side with a slight limp. I really like the tone of your voice, it speaks integrity. I'm 31 now and really just now start to not hide from it and come to therms with cp. Videos such as these helps! Demystifying the whole thing. Salute!
I really appreciate your videos john, I don't have cp but my 5yr old daughter does and how people react and treat her honestly, let's just say I don't like it. I don't understand why people will say or do those stuff how do they think it feels.. I have people asking constantly if my daughter can be fixed!! Really, She's not a broken toy, it just gets me angry
Hey John, "What's wrong with you?" I got that one a lot, especially, when I was younger. It's my biggest pet peeve and the one that still gets under my skin. Now, I reply, "Nothing, what wrong with you?" Or I stay silent and walk away.
All of them have happened to me. I have two to add. 2) Can you right a right a check? 1) You can’t be a Christian, or you could’ve prayed your Cerebral Palsy away.
John, your the man. I have C.P. as well. A mild case like yours. i must say thank you for making these videos. I do not know anyone else personally with C.P. . so it gets hard sometimes. I have had people say the same things to me.
I chuckled when said people asked you if you know Jerry Louis. I haven't heard that name in years and I doubt many people here know who he is. My oldest brother was actually sponsored by Jerrys Kids when he was little for a surgery on his legs.
Mr. Quinn...you helped me months ago...answering an email I sent about exercise...I am now taking Holy Yoga and what a GREAT improvement I have seen in flexibility...I am up on my feet more and while I don't love it ...I know that being on my feet means sustained mobility I thank you for your help. I loved your list...loved it.
I have mild CP and I don't get disability benefits for it. I get mine mostly on my more severe cases of depression and anxiety. Also I'm sick of some people in my life asking why I don't drive. I feel once I explain to you that I went to a special school and they ( the school)exclaimed to me due to my various disabilities that I'm better off taking public transportation;that you need to leave me alone and don't assume stuff. I had someone in my recently jump on me about that.
Hello Princess! - Thanks so much for your comment. The pressure that we get to drive is huge! Public transportation can be frustrating at times, but if thats what you think you need to use, then people should understand that. Be well and thanks for your note - John
Well my biggest issue is that the rural area that I grew up in doesn't have a large transportation system like big cities like NYC and even parts of LA. And yes I'd love to move to one of these cities with a more comprehensive public transportation system, but I can't afford it, and I'll be lucky if I'm able to network my way (job wise) to one of those huge cities.
So I think the prejudice I'm getting is mostly the "small-town" mentality of "we don't have that resource here, so why don't you drive?" sort of thing but ironically many people in small towns also have a biased toward people moving to bigger cities, so from my perspective, it's really hard to satisfy all types of biggoted people. Right now I'm going to a small university that has a relatively new bus system but it still doesn't compare to a large-metro style public transportation system. I don't know if there's that kind of prejudice in large cities but I do know some people associate riders as austere, low-income people.
I have mild cp too and dont get disability I have a long history of depression but I didn't know I had depression until recently. People ask me why I don't drive all the time I just don't wanna have an accident I live in a rural part of a small town and transportation isnt easily available here either
And I have CP by the way that’s what you have to educate people for lotta things and don’t get awkward. When you wanna ask about my disability I’m very open with that. I often add a little dark humor. In the reason I say that is because I’m sarcastic, you gotta think outside the box when you’re handicap you are understand people that are able for two that’s why I like to educate them
I have experienced many of these questions as someone with mild CP...I can understand when CHILDREN ask these type of questions but every time I hear it from adults I can't help but briefly be shocked.
Especially when someone tells me the I can't have CP because I'm not in a wheelchair...that might be the most frustrating one to hear from adults or "you are too smart to have CP"
hey John! I don't care what kind of disability you have. I just think you're freaking awesome just the way you are! if you're living life and you're happy that's all that matters. good on you mate!
I hateded when people ask if the could cut my food for me im perfectly capable of doing that on my own thank you very much. I have my hemiplegia CP on my left side. I can't quite cut food in the same way most people can but I can do it I hold the fork in my left hand to stabilize the food since is my weaker hand and hold the knife in my right hand which is fully functional. when I pick up a piece of food I use my right hand with the knife to pick it up the food instead of the fork because its easier and save me time from switching the fork from my left to right hand. I also hated people constantly asking me what was wrong with me aspecially when I was a child because It was always a pain to explain a complex condition like CP to other children who wouldn't understand so I would just lie and say I got into an accident or a fight.
i welcome the questions, because answering peoples questions educates them and it helps dispel the assumptions and it helps people become more comfortable and at ease once they know the whats and whys, BUT the caveat is, get to know them a little first before you ask the more personal questions; and then, ask something like : , can i ask you about your wheels?.... how does your disability effect you, what is it called,?'' but. before you jump right into the detailed personal questions, ask if a person's okay with questions about their wheelchair / disabilities .
@@authorjohnwquinn sure thing man, no problem, yeah exactly, a lot of times once the barriers of unknowns are explained it makes things go smoother and the judgment and assumptions minimized .
So true I'm person with mild cp I'm 42 and I work and still work for 25 years now I'm working part time but finding getting harder now and might have to go ssi. Hard find work place to work with me.
And we often have a terminologies for people without disabilities. It’s called able-bodied people there’s a lot of things a lot of misconceptions about what a disability is and often times those are the things that we have to deal with.
i loved your list........and i've had most happen to me, lol........but.....and this is just experience and opinion. i actually find it sweet when people offer to cut my food. just being helpful. and i can do it but it would take me five minutes, lol
i have quad cp but it is relatively mild, i ride bikes and all that, but it was noticeable enough to exclude me from the navy and army, i tried out and got denied multiple times, how did you get in the military with CP that is freakin awesome man.
i use my wheelchair only for longer or all day outings, as well as for fitness i have a tilite aero t that serves me well to enhance my mobility when needed.
Hi John My name is Brian. I have cerebral palsy as well. I've had people talk to me like I'm a kid. I think for me it's best to hang out with other people with disabilities. It's not all I do though. I hang with other people too. Take care Brian from Joplin Mo
Thanks I had same type of questions I have slightl speech defect and people yelled at me. I’m not a wheelchair either my dad was the military so was the only handicap child in a military school so I get it.
I hate when people say I don't look like cerebral palsy .... No I'm Linzi cp dose not define me and two if you mean I don't look like I have it guess what there isn't one way to look with cp we all are different and again my cp doesn't control who I am. I've even been told wow you are a photographer I didn't know someone with cp could be ...we can be anything we put our minds to with or without cp
I have Cerebral palsy and the other day one of my teachers asked me were my wheelchair was even though she knew that I don't use it all the time it gets annoying sometimes 🙄
Hi my name is Samuel Quinby and I have spastic quadra paraplegic cerebral palsy so I am of course confined to a wheelchair and both me and my wife who is also confined to a wheelchair with l4s1 spina bifida are trying to find information on safe sexaul positions can you help us in any way
Hi Samuel! Thanks for connecting and subscribing to my channel. As far as answering your question, I cannot help you, other than speak to a doctor or maybe find a book that might provide some insight. All the best to you and your wife!
No I don't know jerry Lewis but a friend of mine does, no joke. But what really gets to me is when people treat me like I'm mentally handicapped because of my cp. That creates steam inside of me. I will get furious and tell people off.
Eeh no, problems i have with cp is that ppl treat me like a kid and thinks im stupid and ppl that dosent have cp Thinks they know how it is to have it so yeah
I have cerebral palsy it annoys me when people say for example someone kicks me by accident and they go is that ur bad leg physical pain DOESN'T HURT MORE JUST CUZ I HAVE CP IN IT 😡😡 rant over How's ur day been 😊
I identify with a Marsa Things what you said but I have my own list the latest speech thing yeah that’s some thing that happens to me a lot I start mocking the people that do that so they understand my perspective. I hate it. I hate it when they say I’m sorry that happened to you. Why are you sorry For anything it’s a blessing that I’m alive because when they say I’m sorry, it’s basically like an open door for pity
I have right side hemiplegic cerebral palsy and at my job as a cashier once I was getting balloons for someone and as I walked back to the person they asked “are you ok you’re limping” and I about wanted to slap them in the face
I had someone ask me how much I get in disability, which in America is rude. Someone told me in some cultures they brag about it and the person who asked me that question was from a country that brags about income and it’s not rude to ask. So it could be a cultural thing to why people ask. Also if someone asked me what’s wrong with me. I wouldn’t take offense to that, I think what people mean by that is why do you walk or talk differently because of having cp.
LOL I was relieved listening to that list until the very end when I remembered, before I had my daughter with CP that I was a condescending biatch to the guy in the wheelchair at our supermarket who is in a wheelchair who couldn't speak clearly. Hopefully you don't judge ignorant people as harshly as you might judge idiots. To be fair, most people don't know much and it's easy to get upset. My daughters dad suggested putting weights on her legs to make them stronger, now thats offensive.
I hate it when I incountor a Jehovah's witness and they say "if you become a Jehovah's witness, you'll meet a good girl who will marry you" strongly implying that's the only way I'll find love. They'll also ask if I'd like to live in paradise "without your disability"
this was inspirational -- and quite hilarious if I may add…. the irony of it all. Your comedic timing is genius, John but I'm certain that you're aware of that. I'm a comedian and just published my first book two weeks ago. I'm going to purchase your work!!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and congratulations on the publication of your book - thats a huge accomplishment. All the best in everything you do - John
I know what you mean. People can ask ans do stupid and insolting thing for example there was this lady I belive she was like 32 and she ask me if people with cerebral palsy can have sex and there was also this guy who didnt want to belive me that I can run. I love sport and I have muscular body. Back then I was running like 12 km per training
'Don't offer to cut up my food for me.' Okay, John, newsflash... I have spastic quadraplegic CP and I APPRECIATE it when my PCA/Adoptive Mom offers to cut my meal up for me. Can I cut my own meal up? 85% of the time, yes. But there are SOME meats I have trouble with, even with good dexterity. Unless they personally KNOW you, they don't know what you're capable of. If someone DOES offer, politely say 'No, Thanks anyway.' & move on. 'Don't ask, 'Hey, what's wrong with you?' I'd RATHER have someone ask what's wrong with me. I don't find it the least bit offensive. The old saying goes, 'You will never know unless you ask.' The thing you're failing to realize is that most people with CP *DO* have other health issues that make some of the things you say NOT to do a neccesity. You're generalizing the entire CP communty as having the same level of function as you... not all of us do. I understand, it's YOUR list. And that's all well and great, but the title of the video is VERY misleading. Maybe it should read 'Top 10 Things Not To Do/Say To Me Because I have Cerebral Palsy.'
Oh, I know that, and that's why I said he should change the title to reflect more onto him and not CP in general, because some people with CP may appreciate if people do the things he says NOT to do.
I have mild CP and I don't get disability benefits for it. I get mine mostly on my more severe cases of depression and anxiety. Also I'm sick of some people in my life asking why I don't drive. I feel once I explain to you that I went to a special school and they ( the school)exclaimed to me due to my various disabilities that I'm better off taking public transportation;that you need to leave me alone and don't assume stuff. I had someone in my recently jump on me about that.
You are right and the some of those stuff happen to me when I'm at school or when i go places with my family
I have cp too I have mild I get the you can't walk and why do you walk like that ? all the time people are just ignorant thank you for posting this video ☺️☺️ disability or not everyone is human and just wants to be accepted!!
I have cp as well and I’m legally blind, my pet-peeve is when someone walks up to me at restaurants and say to someone else, what does he want to eat/drink
I had a little girl tell me I couldn't be handicap because I was pretty and her mommy said handicap people aren't pretty.
My number one thing not to do when you find out I have CP is assume it means I have mental issues. The good Lord might not have seen fit to let me walk but he gave me a sharp mind. I have two degrees and have never made less then an A
You are ruining it for the rest of us! Could you not get a C now and again? :D
nigefal Sorry lol My smarts is all I have going for me 😝
Wow I'm thankful people don't ask me that BUT what drives me crazy is when people come up someone and say "hey why r u parked in the handicapped spot?" Cuz in the winter time when I am we get LOTS of snow and some people say to the person who's driving "hey u can't parked in the handicapped parking your walking"
God bless you John and thank you for your service; you're an inspiration!
Thank you very much! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video - and I love your comment. Glad that you could relate! Remember - you are never alone! Be well - John
Thank you Quinn! I too have CP. Not heard most of these, but I have felt them, like feeling the elephant in the room.I guess people are afraid to ask as I have it mild on my right side with a slight limp. I really like the tone of your voice, it speaks integrity. I'm 31 now and really just now start to not hide from it and come to therms with cp. Videos such as these helps! Demystifying the whole thing. Salute!
Thank you very much! I appreciate your thoughts. Be well!
I really appreciate your videos john, I don't have cp but my 5yr old daughter does and how people react and treat her honestly, let's just say I don't like it. I don't understand why people will say or do those stuff how do they think it feels.. I have people asking constantly if my daughter can be fixed!! Really, She's not a broken toy, it just gets me angry
Hey John, "What's wrong with you?" I got that one a lot, especially, when I was younger. It's my biggest pet peeve and the one that still gets under my skin. Now, I reply, "Nothing, what wrong with you?" Or I stay silent and walk away.
All of them have happened to me. I have two to add.
2) Can you right a right a check?
1) You can’t be a Christian, or you could’ve prayed your Cerebral Palsy away.
My son has just been diagnosed with cerebral palsy! thank you for the inspiration John
You are very welcome! Thanks for subscribing. All the best to you and your son. I hope you get the chance to read Someone Like Me.
John, your the man. I have C.P. as well. A mild case like yours. i must say thank you for making these videos. I do not know anyone else personally with C.P. . so it gets hard sometimes. I have had people say the same things to me.
Bobby Gannard Thanks, Bobby!
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And me ❤
I chuckled when said people asked you if you know Jerry Louis. I haven't heard that name in years and I doubt many people here know who he is.
My oldest brother was actually sponsored by Jerrys Kids when he was little for a surgery on his legs.
So so happy you have a TH-cam channel. Yes! I feel like I have ran into a video mentor. Awesome.
Mr. Quinn...you helped me months ago...answering an email I sent about exercise...I am now taking Holy Yoga and what a GREAT improvement I have seen in flexibility...I am up on my feet more and while I don't love it ...I know that being on my feet means sustained mobility I thank you for your help. I loved your list...loved it.
Thank you my friend! Hope all is well. Yoga is wonderful!
I have mild CP and I don't get disability benefits for it. I get mine mostly on my more severe cases of depression and anxiety. Also I'm sick of some people in my life asking why I don't drive. I feel once I explain to you that I went to a special school and they ( the school)exclaimed to me due to my various disabilities that I'm better off taking public transportation;that you need to leave me alone and don't assume stuff. I had someone in my recently jump on me about that.
Hello Princess! - Thanks so much for your comment. The pressure that we get to drive is huge! Public transportation can be frustrating at times, but if thats what you think you need to use, then people should understand that. Be well and thanks for your note - John
Well my biggest issue is that the rural area that I grew up in doesn't have a large transportation system like big cities like NYC and even parts of LA. And yes I'd love to move to one of these cities with a more comprehensive public transportation system, but I can't afford it, and I'll be lucky if I'm able to network my way (job wise) to one of those huge cities.
So I think the prejudice I'm getting is mostly the "small-town" mentality of "we don't have that resource here, so why don't you drive?" sort of thing but ironically many people in small towns also have a biased toward people moving to bigger cities, so from my perspective, it's really hard to satisfy all types of biggoted people. Right now I'm going to a small university that has a relatively new bus system but it still doesn't compare to a large-metro style public transportation system. I don't know if there's that kind of prejudice in large cities but I do know some people associate riders as austere, low-income people.
I have mild cp too and dont get disability I have a long history of depression but I didn't know I had depression until recently. People ask me why I don't drive all the time I just don't wanna have an accident I live in a rural part of a small town and transportation isnt easily available here either
This is right on. My son has CP and I've experienced some of these.
And I have CP by the way that’s what you have to educate people for lotta things and don’t get awkward. When you wanna ask about my disability I’m very open with that. I often add a little dark humor. In the reason I say that is because I’m sarcastic, you gotta think outside the box when you’re handicap you are understand people that are able for two that’s why I like to educate them
You got it! Thanks for watching them!
I have experienced many of these questions as someone with mild CP...I can understand when CHILDREN ask these type of questions but every time I hear it from adults I can't help but briefly be shocked.
Especially when someone tells me the I can't have CP because I'm not in a wheelchair...that might be the most frustrating one to hear from adults or "you are too smart to have CP"
Thank you so much for putting this out there.
hey John! I don't care what kind of disability you have. I just think you're freaking awesome just the way you are! if you're living life and you're happy that's all that matters. good on you mate!
Thanks so much! I really appreciate that. Hope all is well in your world!
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate you sharing it with me. Yeah, its more common than people realize. Be well.
I hateded when people ask if the could cut my food for me im perfectly capable of doing that on my own thank you very much.
I have my hemiplegia CP on my left side. I can't quite cut food in the same way most people can but I can do it I hold the fork in my left hand to stabilize the food since is my weaker hand and hold the knife in my right hand which is fully functional. when I pick up a piece of food I use my right hand with the knife to pick it up the food instead of the fork because its easier and save me time from switching the fork from my left to right hand. I also hated people constantly asking me what was wrong with me aspecially when I was a child because It was always a pain to explain a complex condition like CP to other children who wouldn't understand so I would just lie and say I got into an accident or a fight.
i welcome the questions, because answering peoples questions educates them and it helps dispel the assumptions and it helps people become more comfortable and at ease once they know the whats and whys, BUT the caveat is, get to know them a little first before you ask the more personal questions; and then, ask something like : , can i ask you about your wheels?.... how does your disability effect you, what is it called,?'' but. before you jump right into the detailed personal questions, ask if a person's okay with questions about their wheelchair / disabilities .
Thanks for your note! I agree with you. An opportunity to educate. People are afraid of what they don't understand.
@@authorjohnwquinn sure thing man, no problem, yeah exactly, a lot of times once the barriers of unknowns are explained it makes things go smoother and the judgment and assumptions minimized .
You are very welcome! Hope all is well.
So true I'm person with mild cp I'm 42 and I work and still work for 25 years now I'm working part time but finding getting harder now and might have to go ssi. Hard find work place to work with me.
And we often have a terminologies for people without disabilities. It’s called able-bodied people there’s a lot of things a lot of misconceptions about what a disability is and often times those are the things that we have to deal with.
i loved your list........and i've had most happen to me, lol........but.....and this is just experience and opinion. i actually find it sweet when people offer to cut my food. just being helpful. and i can do it but it would take me five minutes, lol
I was fighting now I walk good♥
i have quad cp but it is relatively mild, i ride bikes and all that, but it was noticeable enough to exclude me from the navy and army, i tried out and got denied multiple times, how did you get in the military with CP that is freakin awesome man.
i use my wheelchair only for longer or all day outings, as well as for fitness i have a tilite aero t that serves me well to enhance my mobility when needed.
Hi John
My name is Brian. I have cerebral palsy as well. I've had people talk to me like I'm a kid. I think for me it's best to hang out with other people with disabilities. It's not all I do though. I hang with other people too.
Take care
Brian from Joplin Mo
Brian Butler Thanks for your comment, Brian. All the best.
All truth, I've dealt with the same things
Me too.
People can do/ask ignorant things. Both me and my sister have cerebral palsy
'What's wrong with you'? Ug, that's a big one. Thanks for making these videos. I have CP, too.
nerdieone1 wow this really is mean to say .
People always try and help me when I'm walking. I enjoy walking a few blocks. Yeah, I'm slow but I don't need help.
1 other thing I don’t really like is when people say is your hand better ( I get that they are trying to be nice but it’s never gonna get better )
John I. Written a book called A Struggle for independence (living with mild cerebral palsy) by sandra Lowery its sold on Amy and Barnes and Nobles
Hi Sandra - Congratulations on writing your book! That's very cool - I will definitely check it out. Thanks for letting me know about it. Be well!
Thanks I had same type of questions I have slightl speech defect and people yelled at me. I’m not a wheelchair either my dad was the military so was the only handicap child in a military school so I get it.
I've had people do or a say nearly all of these things x
I hate when people say I don't look like cerebral palsy .... No I'm Linzi cp dose not define me and two if you mean I don't look like I have it guess what there isn't one way to look with cp we all are different and again my cp doesn't control who I am. I've even been told wow you are a photographer I didn't know someone with cp could be ...we can be anything we put our minds to with or without cp
It sure is frustrating, right? Thanks for your comment, Brittney.
I hate when people say oh I'm sorry you have that. It's part of who I am.
I have Cerebral palsy and the other day one of my teachers asked me were my wheelchair was even though she knew that I don't use it all the time it gets annoying sometimes 🙄
Hi my name is Samuel Quinby and I have spastic quadra paraplegic cerebral palsy so I am of course confined to a wheelchair and both me and my wife who is also confined to a wheelchair with l4s1 spina bifida are trying to find information on safe sexaul positions can you help us in any way
Hi Samuel! Thanks for connecting and subscribing to my channel. As far as answering your question, I cannot help you, other than speak to a doctor or maybe find a book that might provide some insight. All the best to you and your wife!
Me: I have a disability
Person: no you're not you're not in a wheelchair.
Me in my head: AHHHHHHHH
No I don't know jerry Lewis but a friend of mine does, no joke. But what really gets to me is when people treat me like I'm mentally handicapped because of my cp. That creates steam inside of me. I will get furious and tell people off.
I think people are just being kind when they offer to help. Just say thank you.
Eeh no, problems i have with cp is that ppl treat me like a kid and thinks im stupid and ppl that dosent have cp
Thinks they know how it is to have it so yeah
I have cerebral palsy it annoys me when people say for example someone kicks me by accident and they go is that ur bad leg physical pain DOESN'T HURT MORE JUST CUZ I HAVE CP IN IT 😡😡 rant over
How's ur day been 😊
I have mild cerebral palsy also
I identify with a Marsa Things what you said but I have my own list the latest speech thing yeah that’s some thing that happens to me a lot I start mocking the people that do that so they understand my perspective. I hate it. I hate it when they say I’m sorry that happened to you. Why are you sorry For anything it’s a blessing that I’m alive because when they say I’m sorry, it’s basically like an open door for pity
I hate being looked at as handicapped too it's so irritating!!
When people slow down their rate of speech once they find out I have cerebral palsy. It really annoys me x
That one - "no you don't have CP" is such a crack up!!
some action as they can catch c.p. from me and move away or will tell others to do so.
I have right side hemiplegic cerebral palsy and at my job as a cashier once I was getting balloons for someone and as I walked back to the person they asked “are you ok you’re limping” and I about wanted to slap them in the face
Yeah, it sure can be frustrating some times!
:D thank you for making this I have cp you made my day
Thanks, Madison! Hope all is well with you!
:D your welcome mine is good now but mine is mild so its not that bad
I had someone ask me how much I get in disability, which in America is rude. Someone told me in some cultures they brag about it and the person who asked me that question was from a country that brags about income and it’s not rude to ask. So it could be a cultural thing to why people ask. Also if someone asked me what’s wrong with me. I wouldn’t take offense to that, I think what people mean by that is why do you walk or talk differently because of having cp.
I get bullied so much and i just wish ppl new whats really up with me before they judge and bully me
I'm sorry you have to go through that😢
It hurtS
I could only imagine, dw things will get better just stay strong💕💕
I love you
I love you too😘💕💙❤💚💛💜💓💕💖💗💘💝💞💟😄
I have CP to it affets my speech and mucles
LOL I was relieved listening to that list until the very end when I remembered, before I had my daughter with CP that I was a condescending biatch to the guy in the wheelchair at our supermarket who is in a wheelchair who couldn't speak clearly. Hopefully you don't judge ignorant people as harshly as you might judge idiots. To be fair, most people don't know much and it's easy to get upset. My daughters dad suggested putting weights on her legs to make them stronger, now thats offensive.
Hi Teresa - Thanks for your comment! All the best to your family!
If someone asked me what is wrong with me I would take it as they mean, why do I walk differently. So I wouldn’t be offended about that
What is MS
Omg someone asked me if I. Have ms too .
I hate it when I incountor a Jehovah's witness and they say "if you become a Jehovah's witness, you'll meet a good girl who will marry you" strongly implying that's the only way I'll find love. They'll also ask if I'd like to live in paradise "without your disability"
I have CP mild
people are constantly thinking I have MS.
this was inspirational -- and quite hilarious if I may add…. the irony of it all. Your comedic timing is genius, John but I'm certain that you're aware of that. I'm a comedian and just published my first book two weeks ago. I'm going to purchase your work!!!
Thanks so much for your kind words and congratulations on the publication of your book - thats a huge accomplishment. All the best in everything you do - John
I know what you mean. People can ask ans do stupid and insolting thing for example there was this lady I belive she was like 32 and she ask me if people with cerebral palsy can have sex and there was also this guy who didnt want to belive me that I can run. I love sport and I have muscular body. Back then I was running like 12 km per training
'Don't offer to cut up my food for me.'
Okay, John, newsflash... I have spastic quadraplegic CP and I APPRECIATE it when my PCA/Adoptive Mom offers to cut my meal up for me. Can I cut my own meal up? 85% of the time, yes. But there are SOME meats I have trouble with, even with good dexterity. Unless they personally KNOW you, they don't know what you're capable of. If someone DOES offer, politely say 'No, Thanks anyway.' & move on.
'Don't ask, 'Hey, what's wrong with you?'
I'd RATHER have someone ask what's wrong with me. I don't find it the least bit offensive. The old saying goes, 'You will never know unless you ask.'
The thing you're failing to realize is that most people with CP *DO* have other health issues that make some of the things you say NOT to do a neccesity. You're generalizing the entire CP communty as having the same level of function as you... not all of us do. I understand, it's YOUR list. And that's all well and great, but the title of the video is VERY misleading. Maybe it should read 'Top 10 Things Not To Do/Say To Me Because I have Cerebral Palsy.'
He did do a sort of disclaimer by saying something along the lines of his list being for him, and that it didn't apply for everyone. :/
Oh, I know that, and that's why I said he should change the title to reflect more onto him and not CP in general, because some people with CP may appreciate if people do the things he says NOT to do.
Well, I was being a hypocrite because I just now realised you typed that. My bad.
Becky Lawson maybe he takes offense to these things people say.
Great video! Subscribing! I have lupus and I also have a channel. Check it out if you'd like to.
Thanks, Sonya. I'll be checking out your channel. All the best!
Like they we say no ones in a wheelchair why r u parked there
I don’t draw ss i don’t either.
act I mean
Has this ever happened to u?
To my mom*
I have mild CP and I don't get disability benefits for it. I get mine mostly on my more severe cases of depression and anxiety. Also I'm sick of some people in my life asking why I don't drive. I feel once I explain to you that I went to a special school and they ( the school)exclaimed to me due to my various disabilities that I'm better off taking public transportation;that you need to leave me alone and don't assume stuff. I had someone in my recently jump on me about that.