infantilization: treating someone like a child when they are not a child. teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are among some of the most commonly infantilized individuals. it seems to come from a place of misunderstanding or discomfort that people will do bizarre things like this. I see it most often when people speak to any other adult but my brother when we are ordering at a restaurant or checking out at a store. people typically avoid speaking directly to him, ei
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infantilization: treating someone like a child when they are not a child. teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are among some of the most commonly infantilized individuals. it seems to come from a place of misunderstanding or discomfort that people will do bizarre things like this. I see it most often when people speak to any other adult but my brother when we are ordering at a restaurant or checking out at a store. people typically avoid speaking directly to him, ei
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