I call it the #MAGAParadox the ability to hold two completely opposing versions of reality in their head as both simultaneously true when it benefits them and false when it benefits them. And they will resort to physical violence to prove both sides. Without cognitive dissonance.

However, that does not excuse this dishonesty. It is bonkers that we have to deal with this level of inaccuracy from "experts."

It is honestly disgraceful that medical experts sign off on this disinformation. I suspect it is just laziness. People are using AI to write articles without actually knowing the facts or checking if the information is correct.

They even claim the @apapsychiatric.bsky.social outlines specific criteria for it in the DSM-5. I checked my dad's copy, and it is not even listed as a diagnosis.

It gets much worse. Sources like Verywell Health spread pure fiction. They claim aphonia is a disorder where you can actually still speak. They also insist it is always neurological or psychological, never physical. None of those claims are true.

Clinically, aphonia means the absence of a voice. Yet, if you look it up, even medical professionals claim it means "loss of voice." That ignores people like me with congenital aphonia. I was born without vocal folds. I did not lose my voice; I simply never had one.

Sometimes people ask if I am mute or aphonic. Technically, I am both. However, I usually stick to saying "mute" because the definition of aphonia is often twisted completely wrong.

"The only trick of friendship is to find people who are better than u are—not smarter, not cooler, but kinder, & more generous, & more forgiving—& then to appreciate them for what they can teach u, & to try to listen to them when they tell u something abt yourself..." ~ Hanya Yanagihara

The Greatest Gift of #Christmas is Hope. With our partners and your generous support, we bring hope to children and young people all year round, ensuring that every child reaches their full potential. Thank you for your kindness and support. Merry Christmas.💫 🎄 #chilrenscharity

New poem up on my blog about the Australian under-16 social media ban. mutedoodleden.com/the-glass-wa... #SocialMediaBan #YouthVoices #Poetry #DigitalRights

And to organisations like @coe.int, @youthforum.bsky.social, @fra.europa.eu: Please, wake up. Start doing your job properly. The fact that so many people don't even know we have these rights proves that you aren't being loud enough. Be better. Be louder. Fight for us.

If you can't make your spaces safe for us, then maybe you shouldn't be running them at all. It really is that simple.

To the people who own the platforms and websites: You need to realise you have a "duty of care." In places like the UK and Europe, laws like the Online Safety Act and the Digital Services Act essentially say you must look after the children on your sites.

To all adults: It is your job to teach us how to be safe online, not just to lock us out. That goes for parents, schools, and all of you. It is a shared responsibility to show us how to handle the digital world, not hide it from us.

It says we have the right to freedom of expression and to find and share information "through any media of the child's choice." That includes the internet and social media. Banning us actually goes against our rights.

To everyone saying children and teens shouldn't be on the internet or social media: Go look at Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It’s not just a suggestion.

If you do anything at all in children’s social care, please read this post. It is so important. So brave.

Ernest Hemingway once said: In our darkest moments, we don’t need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection—a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much.

Every answer on this page shows why I am proud of my little brother. He went through and still goes through many difficulties, but he's not letting anything stop him. He's absolutely amazing and I love him more than he's probably even aware of himself.

Want to know what it is like to be mute? To be autistic? To have grown up in foster care and then be adopted? To live with the trauma? I’ve answered it all in a new, very personal blog post. mutedoodleden.com/get-to-know-... #ActuallyAutistic #Adoptee #FosterCare #Mutism #CPTSD

✨When children play freely, imagination blooms! At Esther House, #Moldova, they find safety, care & joy — a place they always want to return to. 💛 Thanks to your support, children at risk can dream a brighter world into being. 🌈 👉 www.childaidee.org.uk/appeal/esthe...#Moldova #HopeInAction

Today here in Poland we celebrate Independence Day. We regained our independence in 1918 after 123 years of occupation.

It's time to do this. 👋 calmth.blog/calmth-has-b...

An important poem about war and the devastating ways in which it haunts children, and so beautifully written. “They say children are resilient; that’s just a fancy way of saying we survive things we shouldn’t have to.”

New poem based on true experiences. mutedoodleden.com/what-i-remem... @greennomad61.bsky.social @sobukira.bsky.social @snowcalmth.com #poetry #poetrycommunity #warpoetry #youngwriters

🌟 Recently, our partner Family Love hosted the “I am a Parent” workshop! Mothers shared experiences, practiced new skills, and left inspired. 💛 💬 “I love my children and will try to make our lives better,” – Victoria, mother of five. Support our partner: www.childaidee.org.uk/appeal/famil...

Already struggling to afford food, one family couldn’t imagine how they’d get their daughter the eye care she needed. 💔Thanks to our partner, Family Love, she received an exam and new glasses — a small act with a big impact. 💛 www.childaidee.org.uk/appeal/famil... #HopeInAction #ChangingLives

Have you ever imagined what it’s like when faces and colours fade into a blur? For 5 children in #Ukraine, a pair of glasses changed everything — bringing the world back into focus. 💛 Thanks to Little Lighthouse and your kind support, they now see clearly and smile brightly. #VisionForAll #Hope

"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit", John 3:8. #bibleverse #mondayverse

Learning, creating & sharing together 💛 Iryna’s art classes at the refugee camp are full of imagination & healing for young refugees. Thanks to your kind donations, we can support her wonderful work bringing hope through art. 🎨✨ www.childaidee.org.uk/ukraine/refu... #HopeHeals #ukraine #ArtTherapy

Time for me to say what all the vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, and others don't dare to say. Here is my latest poem. mutedoodleden.com/payback-seas... @greennomad61.bsky.social @calmthwroth.eu

This young boy showed early signs of spinal issues that could have become scoliosis. Thanks to free hydrotherapy at the Tony Hawks Centre 👉 www.childaidee.org.uk/moldova/tony... , his condition is stable—giving him a stronger, healthier future. 💙 #ChildAidEE #HydrotherapyHealing #HopeInAction

My latest poem and doodle about my beliefs in this broken world. There are too many wars that don't need to happen. Centuries later and we're still killing each other over lines on a map—it's crazy and shows how little people in power care about actual human lives. mutedoodleden.com/people-arent...

Remember what endures. Empires rise and fall, markets surge and collapse, leaders come and go. But kindness, courage, and integrity outlast them all.

I don't often rant, but some things just need to be said. I called myself disabled earlier today, and someone decided to tell me I'm not. Here's why they're wrong, and what being disabled actually means for me every single day. mutedoodleden.com/disability-i...

A great reminder for everyone out there: most of the slang claimed to be Gen Alpha's is not ours. (@mutedoodleden.com)

Please help, share and become a #Pigoneer if you are able. 🩷🐷🩷🐷🩷 £2.50 per month or a one-off donation to help support this truly amazing sanctuary. #HelpingOthers 🫶🏼

Unless your child is autistic and open-ended questions are the worst... 🤐

#Poetry: You weren’t there! You don’t know what I went through! calmth.blog/you-werent-t... By Stanisław Dovganyuk #FosterCare #Adoption #Autism #Mutism #Anxiety #Depression

Non-verbal ≠ non-speaking calmth.blog/non-verbal-n... By Stanisław Dovganyuk-Krym

#Poetry: Behind the screen calmth.blog/behind-the-s... Poem by Stanisław Dovganyuk-Krym #Cyberbullying #Suicide #MentalHealth #DarkPoetry #ConfessionalPoetry

#Poetry: The braid that became a bridge calmth.blog/the-braid-th... Poem by Stanisław Dovganyuk-Krym

#Poetry: We are the knot calmth.blog/we-are-the-k... Poem by Stanisław Dovganyuk-Krym #Europe #Unity

#Poesie: Grauer Wal aus Stahl calmth.blog/grauer-wal-a... Gedicht von: Stanislaw Dovganyuk-Krym #lyrik #poetry

Just released on our blog Calmth: #Poetry: Ukraine continues to bloom calmth.blog/ukraine-cont... Poem by: Stanisław Dovganyuk-Krym

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