Caretaker abuse

Caretaker abuse is a type of abuse such as against animals, the disabled or children. Perpetrators may be parents, other family members, therapists, teachers, babysitters, or other caretakers.
== Abuse of disabled people ==
When a disabled person is harmed or killed by a caregiver, the media may justify it as a "mercy killing" or a natural consequence of caregivers having to deal with such "difficult" people. This can include outright false statements, such as when the media wrongly claimed that 13-year-old Max Benson was over 6 feet tall, when he was only 5'3".Who Was Max Benson? An Interview with His Mother, Stacia #ShineOnMax, NeuroClastic Max was killed when a teacher restrained him facedown for nearly 2 hours straight.#ShineOnMax Community-wide Candlelight Vigil for Max Benson, Sunday November 17, NeuroClastic
The Disability Day of Mourning on March 1 remembers disabled people who were murdered by their caregivers. It was created by Zoe Gross, advocacy director at the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network in 2012.Luterman, Sara (1 March 2021). "A Disability Day of Mourning: Remembering the Murdered and the Vulnerable". The Nation. Retrieved 6 March 2021. Many disability rights organizations now hold vigils on March 1.
== See also ==
* Child Abuse
* Animal abuse
* Ableism
* Autism Warrior Parent
* Applied behavior analysis and autism
== References ==
Category:Harm
Category:Ableism
Category:Family
Category:Crime