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The institution of adolescence creates conditions that disable young people. Additionally, young people are often viewed by adults as temporarily disabled cognitively due to the neurological and emotional changes related to the process of human development that occur during the period designated adolescence. The concept of adolescence/adolescent needs to be challenged when it squelches the potential ministry of both youths and people with disabilities by characterizing both groups as somehow deficient.
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