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| my parents bought me a book and I am insulted |
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| Tokthree:
--- Quote from: Perry on January 06, 2017, 07:13:35 PM ---your parents are probably looking out for you, considering the fact that they spent actual currency they worked to earn on a book that is supposed to help you with life stuff. if i had aspergers i would be really happy to finally get a book that teaches me how to be more successful in my challenging life its actually ironic because the book would probably teach you to be more grateful esp if you have aspergers --- End quote --- As someone with Asperger's I can tell you that this book is almost certainly useless for the simple reason that no one person with Asperger's Syndrome is the same as any other and therefore cannot be treated nor helped in the same way. The chances that the book was legitimately written by someone who has Asperger's syndrome is incredibly unlikely because anyone who has worked as hard as we have to in order to reach the point where our disability doesn't actually effect us would know how little they can help another person purely from their own experiences. Plus, being told that you need to change who you are in order to accomplish anything is the most insulting thing I could possibly imagine. I became who I am and got where I am by accepting who I was and what made me who I was, not because I listened to what everyone around me told me to do which was to change myself in order to "cure" myself of the problems my Asperger's Syndrome caused me. If you can't understand why this is at least a moderately insulting gesture, regardless of who you receive it from, then you don't have any right to be commenting on how someone with Asperger's Syndrome feels about something. |
| TheABELBOTO:
Is it bad that I laughed after clicking the link |
| The Resonte!:
--- Quote from: TheABELBOTO on January 06, 2017, 07:37:28 PM ---Is it bad that I laughed after clicking the link --- End quote --- i mean maybe but its still funny in a way |
| Mega-Bear:
People are always gonna try to tell you how to live your life man, you just gotta learn who's giving good advice and who's being passive aggressive. What your parents have done would offend me too, but they're doing it with good intentions. |
| Tokthree:
--- Quote from: Mega-Bear on January 06, 2017, 07:43:35 PM ---People are always gonna try to tell you how to live your life man, you just gotta learn who's giving good advice and who's being passive aggressive. What your parents have done would offend me too, but they're doing it with good intentions. --- End quote --- Unfortunately, good intentions only help you get over the insult; they don't stop it from hurting you |
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