I truly hope that despite ever worsening education in the USA bias against learning styles and human interests have changed since. One school, my bro M had a speech impediment. It was deemed low intelligence and he was treated poorly. His intellect was not impaired in the least.
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happened to me in the 70s and 80s. because I had visible albeit mild CP the assumption was I was slow, people, teachers, service staff used to shout, despite being told that I could hear them fine.
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That's horrible! I think it would have at least felt to me like I was constantly being disciplined for simply exisisting. :(
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Replying to @JuliusFlywheel
Until my "hidden" condition became very unhidden, same kind of assumptions also hurt. Revealed, it's an entirely different response. Very hurtful to make assumptions, yet I'm guilty of it too. We see our failings at times, yet rarely admit much less work to change. I wonder why.

Mar 20, 2023 路 5:58 AM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
I've realised that facing another's illness or infirmity can be confronting.. we see the fickleness of fate and mortality, that sometimes, bad dice is all that stands between good health and life being shattered (exacerbated in the US by illness and health bills causing poverty)
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That sickness and death are so terrifying to people utterly confuses me because you're all going to have to deal with it at some point.