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| rant about the word special. |
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| SuperSuit12:
I HATE THE WORD SPECIAL. Oh, not in the context of objects, but in the context of people, referring to those who are not "neurotypical" as the book my parents got me (remember that thread?) puts it. "Special" is a word that separates. It puts people in two groups, "special" and "not special." I don't like being separated for being "special." Oh, sure, I don't care that I have autism, I don't care if people call me autistic when I do something stupid, I just don't want people to judge me more harshly for it. I have a mental disability. A very small one, but I still have one. I don't want people to make that more than it is, I don't want them to separate me and say "This person is special; we have to take care of them because they're not as smart as us." That's what that word does. I get good grades, I actually try more to learn and love learning. I'm considering teaching other students, someone was absent so I taught them what we had learned and they said I taught them better than the teacher normally did. Is that below average? I have some trouble focusing, I might need a bit more time on tests since I get distracted easily, but does that make me below you? Do I need babysitting my whole life? No. yeah some stranger told me to get off their server and called me special I didn't know them I'm pretty sure they're not even old enough to really grasp the full connotations of what they were saying it wasn't a game where you could even ban people since host gets passed around based on who has the lowest ping to the proxy when the host leaves or goes over a ping threshold this is just something to be angry about, I've been stressed lately because I've been staying up late and having trouble focusing on homework long enough to finish it. |
| bestguy22:
you are autism? |
| Red Spy:
OP is a special form of special |
| SuperSuit12:
"I don't like being called special" --- Quote from: Red Spy on February 12, 2017, 09:15:42 PM ---OP is a special form of special --- End quote --- |
| SeventhSandwich:
One of the most important lessons you'll learn about navigating the world is the importance of sloughing off the opinions of people who are ignorant or want to hurt you. It's alright to be angry about it, but you can protect yourself by just not believing them. Throughout your life, people will try to other you because of the way you experience the world, but the important thing is that you understand that they're just a bunch of oblivious jerks. You'll meet lots of these people, but you'll also find plenty of people that will treat you as an equal. Just stay strong, and be conscious of the kinds of people surrounding you. Don't force yourself to associate with people that treat you badly, even if they're 'popular' or 'cool'. |
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