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Discrimination against neurodiverse individuals is institutionalized because neurodiverse individuals are labeled and put into this category of others. Through false ideas about neurodiverse people and the lack of correction of these false claims many have decided that there is little any can do to help these individuals so it is best if they are kept seperate. Since a majority of "normal" individuals think this way it is inevitable that institutions are then built to work for "normal" individuals and not be modified to accompany neurodiverse people. This is similar to racism in the way that negative and incorrect claims were made about a minority population and the general public accepted them as fact which then led to institutions to be built and accomadate what the majority identifies as normal. In the podcast autism is described as both a blessing and a curse. When having a child with autism it can definitely be a chore to raise a child that has a hard time comm...

The three macrolevel factors related to cumulative trauma are historical trauma, national context, and institional discrimination. Historical trauma is defined as experiencing trauma from your country of origin whether that be opression, torture, war/violence etc. National context is seen as a group who experiences scrutiny in a hostile environement. An example used in the article is after 9/11 when those of Muslim heritage where seen as terrorists due to the bad potrayal from the media. Institutional discrimination is the enaction of discrimination through institutions of society. The article brings up the US PATRIOT Act which gave the government powers to spy on anyone they deemed suspicious in order to prevent further terrorism. Looking further we see that many MENA Americans were targeted by this hasty act and had their privacy invaded due to their ethnicity. When it comes to microlevels factors the two factors identified are interpersonal discrimination and microagressions. When i...

Overall, racism has a very negative effect on one's mental health. Because of this it can also have reprocussions on physical health as well. We see evidence of this in studies where cortisol levels for Latino's is significantly higher than other races/ethnicities. This can lead to more heart diseases, high blood pressure, etc. In Native Americans many will attempt to pick up alcohol in order to subdue the pain temporarily. This is seen especially if their family does not warn them and openly speak out against alcohol use. Studies then show a high rate of cirrhosis in Native Americans due to this abnormal consumption of alcohol. For Latino youth there are many different influences that can weigh heavily on Latino development. This can range from all sorts of things like family immigration status, language barriers, education,etc. These influences affect almost every aspect of a young adolecenses life and can have drastic effects on mental health if they are constantly reminded ...

  Not all multiracial people identify as multiracial. Some find it much easier to identifhy as either and will be selective. That or family will encourage children to embrace a certain ethnicity so that they can be privy to some of the benefits of identifying as a seperete race. All sorts of factors can affect how people choose to identify whether it be socioeconmic, environmental pressures, or jsut comfort of choice to be more free from the scrutiny of others. Compared to monoracial people multiracial people have to battle with the large amount of stereotypes that come with identifying with multiple races. Because of not being accepted by either race and then being a victim to many stereotypes it is much harder to find support to accomodate the problems that come with having to grapple with multiple races. Things that Black college students might expereience is the typiacl stereotypes that come with being Black in a college environement. An example being looked at as either an "e...