Talking about Body Integrity Identity Disorder - Just another disability!
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by Chloe - 30 August 2008
The final installment about my first wheelchair trip: By this time I was feeling very comfortable in the wheelchair, and I had figured out most of the practical issues.
In the Deep End: Part 3 continues »
by Sean - 28 March 2007
A recent post I made on this site and a Yahoo! discussion group prompted a lot of discussion and brought up the nearly age old question of “Does BIID include anyone who wants a different condition than being an amputee?”. I maintain that it doesn’t matter what condition is sought, we all suffer from BIID. Some agree. Others disagree. Others yet are quite vehement in their refusal to have BIID include anything else than “amputation”. And so I decided to go to the source. I emailed Dr. Michael First, who coined the term Body Integrity Identity Disorder.
An email exchange with Dr. First about BIID. continues »© transabled.org - 1994-2008 - All Rights Reserved.