Curse it all, I was so determined to vote this down but I accidentally voted it up. Can't they put an 'undo' or something in? Geez.
I had a gym class that centred around helping students with down syndrome, autism, Aspergers, etc. get their exercise. Before then, I hadn't ever really heard about these syndromes (only the names), but I'm very glad I now know better.
Every single one of them is human with their own, unique personality, just as every other person has. No matter which end of the spectrum they were on, each student was delightful to work with. Of course, some students would be very violent or uncooperative at times, but we worked around this. I never once got annoyed by any student, no matter how uncooperative they got.
I have to admit I felt a little pity at first, but that quickly wore off as the classes went on. We organized different activities for them, catering to their needs as best as we could. Some students's hand-to-eye coordinations weren't sufficient enough to toss a ball, for example, so we'd have those students use their feet instead. My favourite part was hearing all their laughter, seeing them all happy. A couple students had a much higher degree of autism than the others, enough that they could only communicate by sounds, and were lost in their own world...but they were happy, dangit. Geez. We got them to smile on a few occasions, and that made my day.
TL;DR. No, they're not annoying. IMO, people who feel spite/annoyance towards other people because of the way they were born are intolerant, impatient punks. If someone can't have patience towards someone who's had no fault in the way that they were born, gives up because of the communication barrier (which can be overcome with patience and understanding), and/or (especially) thinks negatively of them to the point they wish death upon them, they're a real rotten person. I wouldn't be able to look at someone like that, let alone be friends with them. Someone that ignorant would have to have their head wrenched out of their arse and then swatted repeatedly with a rolled-up Sunday newspaper.
I'm glad to hear that. Your statement assuages the way you voted. I'm grateful to know you also took the time to understand. They grow on you, don't they? As far as your last sentence, you weren't kidding. People who think that way deserve to die alone and an awful death. The only thing for which I get impatient is to see those wretched people get their comeuppances fast.
Do people with autism and Asperger's ever get on your nerves?
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Curse it all, I was so determined to vote this down but I accidentally voted it up. Can't they put an 'undo' or something in? Geez.
I had a gym class that centred around helping students with down syndrome, autism, Aspergers, etc. get their exercise. Before then, I hadn't ever really heard about these syndromes (only the names), but I'm very glad I now know better.
Every single one of them is human with their own, unique personality, just as every other person has. No matter which end of the spectrum they were on, each student was delightful to work with. Of course, some students would be very violent or uncooperative at times, but we worked around this. I never once got annoyed by any student, no matter how uncooperative they got.
I have to admit I felt a little pity at first, but that quickly wore off as the classes went on. We organized different activities for them, catering to their needs as best as we could. Some students's hand-to-eye coordinations weren't sufficient enough to toss a ball, for example, so we'd have those students use their feet instead. My favourite part was hearing all their laughter, seeing them all happy. A couple students had a much higher degree of autism than the others, enough that they could only communicate by sounds, and were lost in their own world...but they were happy, dangit. Geez. We got them to smile on a few occasions, and that made my day.
TL;DR. No, they're not annoying. IMO, people who feel spite/annoyance towards other people because of the way they were born are intolerant, impatient punks. If someone can't have patience towards someone who's had no fault in the way that they were born, gives up because of the communication barrier (which can be overcome with patience and understanding), and/or (especially) thinks negatively of them to the point they wish death upon them, they're a real rotten person. I wouldn't be able to look at someone like that, let alone be friends with them. Someone that ignorant would have to have their head wrenched out of their arse and then swatted repeatedly with a rolled-up Sunday newspaper.
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I'm glad to hear that. Your statement assuages the way you voted. I'm grateful to know you also took the time to understand. They grow on you, don't they? As far as your last sentence, you weren't kidding. People who think that way deserve to die alone and an awful death. The only thing for which I get impatient is to see those wretched people get their comeuppances fast.