About SPOONIES

The concept of spoons to represent the lived experiences of people with disabilities was the brainchild of Christine Miserandino. As Miserandino explains, a person with a disability has a finite amount of energy in a day. This can be represented with spoons. For each task that the person completes, energy is depleted, and thus a spoon is taken away. The physical representation of this energy loss through spoons is meant to demonstrate the choices a person with disabilities must make each day—how, when, and where to spend their energy. Spoonies is a term intended to honor our myriad experiences with disabilities and how they shape our lives.