i don't get mad when i'm bullied of, but when my autistic brother is?

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Everyone gets their share of bullying in school right? I am in high school, and I go with my brother, who is in my same grade. Whenever people make fun of me, I don't get angry. But whenever someone makes fun of my brother, I automatically snap. My brother is autistic. I hear people talk about my brother all the time behind his back, and I am tempted to slap them. Some people are nice and say he's sweet - he is.But most of the time, I hear some jerk making fun of him. For example...One day I got on the bus, and my brother was shaking hands with one of his "friends" and asked the guy how he was doing. The guy was nice and responded "Okay, and you?", and I thought, "Oh, this guy is so nice." My brother goes to the back of the bus, and the guy says to one of the guys sitting next to him, "Wow, I wish he would leave me alone. He's so annoying." I didn't say anything,but I turned around and gave him my dark "look." He looked confused probably because he didn't know who I was. Later, I was so upset I almost started crying. This has happened before. So many people who know my brother is autistic make fun of him. It's heart-breaking. Is is normal for someone to get that upset over their brother being made fun of, even if he doesn't know about it?

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  • WhiteStallion
    9 years ago

    My little cousin is autistic, so yeah I know the feeling. I have joined Autism in Action and made my contributions. You could try getting support from them for your bro. It disheartens me when other kids don't pay him any attention, even though he's just a child like them and wants to have friends. At least you go to school with him, you can watch over him and keep him company. My cousin can't even speak fluently, which makes me wonder about his future but I think the more people are educated about autism, the better they can react to it. These kids have genius potential and incredible emotional sensitivity. Its quite possible your brother may already know what's going on and you should tell him not to bother with the lower creatures of this earth.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    This is normal. I get mad when people I care about are harassed too. I'm mildly autistic too so I know all about being harassed in school. In a way I think it made me a very angry person but I have also become someone who says or does what most people seem afarid to.
    I hear about people who tolerate abusive behavior and am baffled why most people decide not to stand up for each other. I also feel angry at people who are too weak to defend who they should care about. Cowardness seems so selfish to me. I only feel disapointment in humanity much of the time. One thing that does concern me is a day will come where somebody acts abusive in my presence or a similar situation. I feel homicidal much of the time and it seems inevidable the day will come I may kill somebody and I will not allow authorities to take me alive for standing up for what it right. It saddens me that I am in a world that has been conditioned to tolerate abuse and submission but condems those who fight for what matters. I view this existance as hell but I dont let that bring me down and try to create as much positivity as I can while I am here even though so many people are focused on ruining their own world.

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  • craftymom24
    9 years ago

    I wish more people cared about family the way you do! Don't ever change that about yourself!

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  • CanadianCowboy
    9 years ago

    Same here, I never stick up for myself but I always stick up for friends/family.

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