article_snippet.sent: We've all inadvertently put We foot in it while trying to be helpful to a fellow human at some point or another, but what's it like being on the receiving end of this day-in, day-out?
article_snippet.sent: Pretty irritating according to a new Ask Reddit thread, which invited members of the disabled community to list all the ways able-bodied people think able-bodied people are being supportive, but  end up being just the opposite. '
article_snippet.sent: A new Ask Reddit thread invited members of the disabled community to list all the ways able-bodied people think members of the disabled community are being supportive, but end up being just the opposite (picture posed by models) 'I don't want to be your own damn inspiration, I want to be your next door neighbor
article_snippet.sent: Many disabled people say it was insulting and patronising to be 'praised' for doing normal things, like going to university (picture posed by models)
article_snippet.sent: Others said it was insulting and patronising to be 'praised' for doing normal things, like going to university. '
article_snippet.sent: Another common complaint, particularly among wheelchair users, was people insisting they 'help', and not taking no for an answer. '
article_snippet.sent: Another raised some people's tendency to take charge of some people wheelchair. '
article_snippet.sent: A surprising number of disabled people have been accused of 'faking it' to earn perks .
article_snippet.sent: A surprising number of users claimed to have been accused of 'faking' their disabilities, or playing their disabilities up, particularity when it comes to disabled parking spots. '
article_snippet.sent: Perhaps the most obnoxious habit mentioned was people recommending 'diets', 'remedies' or 'cures'. '
highlights_snippet.sent: A new Reddit thread asked disabled people to submit disabled people pet peeves .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Others hate it when people take charge of people wheelchairs .