Oooo . . . . So the history of medical societies like APA (American Psychological Association) and AMA (American Medical Association), amongst others, were created entirely by cis white ablebodied men in their respective time periods, and have contributed to a prolonged history of acceptance of things like eugenics. They also have a really long history of speaking on behalf of minority communities (poc, disabled people, etc.) There's a very very good reason as to why terms like "Retard" were standardized, and why homosexuality was considered to be a mental illness. It's because these communities of early medicine were created with no plans on including anyone that wasn't a straight white male. It's also why a lot of ableist language was commonplace up until recently . . . . The APA actually has a page dedicated to apologizing and admitting to their wrongdoings including excluding the communities I've mentioned. But yes, the medical field was built on and designed to exclude POC and disabled people from its beginnings.

But even in medical communities in present day, disabled and autistic voices are still underrepresented due to the damage the medical field has done to the definition of what a disabled person is. A lot of stereotypes about disabled people stem from early "findings" in the medical field (most of which were extremely under researched and completely . . . . incorrect. Lol).

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