In a message dated 11/09/1999 10:54:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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<<
         Sorry for the short note. Szasz says basically what I understood
 you to be saying, i.e., mental disorders are frequently in the eye of the
 beholder rather than in the person. We assume so much about another person.
  >>

Thanks for the clarification Bobby -- I wasn't sure whether you were saying
you agreed or disagreed with me.  I was so certain that I was on target with
this, but I knew that I had to be open to disagreement too.

Anee's experience and my experience are particularly interesting in light of
Szasz's comment that "mental disorders are frequently in the eye of the
beholder rather than in the person."  I would like to think I'm trying to
follow Anee's lead by promoting disability awareness, except that I am
probably doing a much poorer job of it (being a "newbie").

But what I consider to be a quality characteristic of Anee's (wonderful)
personality -- the desire to focus on CP awareness education -- seemed to get
negative attention from her psychologist.  Focusing on disability awareness
education is a major goal for me too, and my psychiatrist thought it was a
positive step.

There are many variables involved too, I know that.  We're two different
people -- different disability experiences, etc., but still, I think it's an
interesting comparison.

Anee is a tremendous asset to the disability community.

Betty

Betty