Comments on: Adolescence pathologized https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/adolescence-pathologized/ Fri, 17 Mar 2017 02:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mcsedna https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/adolescence-pathologized/#comment-30305 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 02:01:00 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=42#comment-30305 I was treated like that by my mum at home. she had been a nursing auxiliary in a mental hospital, and had learnt the tricks of the trade there. She trained me to believe it was a criminal offence to love anyone so now I can’t have a relationship, or even hug anyone that I really love and am facing a future alone.

]]> By: Pierre https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/adolescence-pathologized/#comment-10524 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:08:40 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=42#comment-10524 I realize I’m replying almost two years after this post.

Pathologization (in general) is ignorance at best. At worst, it’s a cruel but very efficient form of control — more efficient than government and religion.

]]> By: Kristina Chew https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/02/25/adolescence-pathologized/#comment-10523 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:18:00 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=42#comment-10523 L’adolescence, c’est une invention un peu récente du monde moderne—-childhood as we know it did not exist until (some say) the Victorians and in the ancient world, girls were married at 13 years old or younger. A lot of change has happened in the world, and a lot remains to be made.

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