-30 Why do people keep trying to find cures for disabilities (different approaches to abilities) like autism, angelman syndrome, cerebral palsy, & the others? They were made that way for a reason. It was no mistake. They are angels. I'm thankful that they are here to teach us about acceptance and perseverance. Sure they struggle, but they can adapt. They should be loved for the way they are. amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Are you one of those people that say let people suffer because that's what God wanted?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, I'm not. I just think that they are sweet the way they are, and if they aren't dying or it's adaptable, we should just accept it. Sometimes people do go to far with what God wants, though.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't know if this has occurred to you, but they'd be dying without aides helping them with every basic menial task. and don't get me wrong; I'm not saying you should kill them... but if I were pregnant, and I found out the kid would be mentally handicapped, I'd abort that shit.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

WHAT THE HELL. You would actually have an abortion just because your kid was going to have a disability? You're being serious? Grow the fuck up. You should love that child even if it has a disabilty, bitch.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

would you want a child of yours who is mentally or phisically handicapped, to have to deal with being picked on for their entire school lives just because they are different? and not just in school but everywhere else in life also. and he/she/humanoidbeing/being-withenough-intelligence-to-use-a-computer could have meant that he/she/humanoidbeing/being-withenough-intelligence-to-use-a-computer wouldnt want the child to go through what i described previously.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'd abort a child in a second if they had a disability. retards are gross.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Prick.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's a selfish statement, thats like saying people should stop trying to cure aids because God wants us to persevere while we get sicker until we die if cancers and infections... Stupid neanderthal wouldn't you want your child to have the option of being what society deems as normal?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Thank you dangercat. These are real people with their own individual minds. Just because they aren't as abled to do things conventionally doesn't mean they need to be fixed. If you think about it, these are the nicest people in the world. They never put others down, only see the good in life. If you ask me, thats worth aides to help them, the people who still care for the people of the world.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You can't call someone the nicest person in the world just because they're handicapped or whatever. I know a kid who can hardly walk, but he's a douche bag. They're people; people are good and bad.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, okay, let me put it this way. If someones arm hasn't grown properly since birth, yes they should be treated as the same. But if they wanted a synthetic arm, they should be allowed to have on, no? This is exactly like saying I should not wear glasses because my eyes suck but I should be loved the way I am. It's nothing but a tool.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't wear glasses.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's not what I meant. In cases like that, yes they should have the opportunity to get a prosthetic, but if they are autistic, people should just accept that they are different and it doesn't make them any less human..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think I sort of understand what you're trying to say, Basicly You feel that sometimes some ppl are made to feel more disabled than they are because other ppl think that they are indeed disabled and need thier help? That can be a very passive and unintentional way of making someone feel that there's something really wrong with them because it's you who has indeed not accepted thier 'abnormality'. I can see how this may apply to certain disability's. Ofcourse It doesn't apply if a person is going through physical and mental pain but yeah there are ppl in this world that are okay but they are different from the norm of what okay seems like. It is sometimes the person who's 'able' that is unable to understand that one isn't as 'disabled' as may come across. I read a slogan on a website for autism that went like this : I don't suffer from autism, I suffer from how you make me feel.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Well, they aren't saying that there is something wrong with them. They are people too, but they just want them to live a normal life.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Agreed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

How unfortunate.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Point?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

did someone delete their comments here or am i just missing something?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We try to find cures because most people don't want to live disabled, and no they weren't "made that way" on purpose. They had fucked up genes and it caused their body to be born deformed. People don't hate disabled people, but if you had cerebral palsy you'd sure as hell would want a cure so you could actually live a life where you weren't in constant pain all the time, your logic for this is completely messed up. Way to wish harm on people just because you think God wanted them to be like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

why the hell does TheMortalGod2poin0 keep replying to himself? Dude you're an idiot.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think there's 2 of them... O_O Because one is in red and the other is in blue... :P I hadn't noticed they were like the same.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not replying to myself, rofl.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wait...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I do. says TheMortalGod2point0 on Jul 6th 10 at 1:14:12 (#270917) @270917 (TheMortalGod2point0): How unfortunate. says TheMortalGod2pointO on Jul 6th 10 at 1:14:50 (#270921) what do you call that retard?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Look, you're replying to yourself!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

cute...in the way hairy chinese balls are cute.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have hairy monkey balls.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

no he wasnt.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Hmm, that's weird. I don't know why it typed like that then. But it wasn't me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it did that because you hit the reply button...to reply...to YOURSELF.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We are us.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

THEN WHO WAS PHONE?!?!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you look carefully, the other TheMortalGod2PointO Look at the upper case O to my number 0.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's even more sad, you made two profiles to reply to yourself. You are seriously the most pathetic human waste on this planet.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's even more sad when you're hiding behind the Anonymous title and that we both know you're the one trying to troll me. It's ok though, as long as you're happy with trolling people on the interwebs, who needs a job? amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually i'm only one anonymous person, i really don't know who the other is. And I'm not trolling you, not even close. If you think that's trolling you have no idea what that concept means at all. I'm saying you were replying to yourself, then i realized it wasn't "you" but your other profile that you made so you could reply to "yourself" and that it's a very sad pathetic thing to do. Nothing trollish about any of that, in fact it's trollish to make two profiles in order to reply to your own comments.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh and I have a job thank you very much (= what's your job? Designing profiles for yourself for different websites? Do you have two facebooks and myspaces also?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're right, you're not really 'trolling.' It's too poor attempt, keep at it though. You'll get there.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you don't understand do you, NOT TRYING TO TROLL. I'm just merely stating facts, trolling by definition is doing something on purpose to incite disagreeable reactions. By that definition you are the one trolling, because your two fake profiles incited disagreeable reactions, such as one to think you're pathetic. Trolling: making two accounts, in order to agree with yourself. Not trolling: telling said person they are sad and pathetic for doing so.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think if someone was gonna make 2 accounts with the intention of replying to their own comments, they would've made the names a LOT more different... I'm thinking one of them copied the other's name to try and make them look stupid.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have cerebral palsy, and think this was amazing, actually. thank you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(ANB :)): You're very welcome :)

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Shut the fuck up and get off of your god damn moral high horse. Seriously. I don't understand the logic. So someone, a PERSON, has to SUFFER a LIFETIME of MISERY just to teach us a lesson? The fact that this post isn't negative 1000 is making me lose faith in this world. If anything will teach humanity a lesson, it's people like you being removed from it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm saying people can learn to deal with it and adapt. If it really is causing unbearable pain and misery, then yes, I see why you would want a cure. But just because you're different, it doesn't make sense to want a cure. Difference is a blessing.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ummm... not really a retarded kid is not more valuable than a normal, healthy one. it's not LESS of a human, either, but you're really starting to sound like you'd rather have a disabled child. Please don't drop any babies in hopes that they might become "blessed."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, so I created this post a while ago, and when I made it, I was thinking of more minor things like aspergers syndrome. With first hand experience with special needs kids, at least the ones I work with, they are always happy and enjoy life despite the challenges. I wasn't thinking of things like epilepsy, which desperately needs a cure, or CP, which you're right, it's not easy. I still believe that these people are an inspiration. I was saying that yes, cures and treatment are needed, but acceptance is just as important. Most of you are right. I was wrong. My view on this has changed and I wish I could have this post removed. I'm sorry for the controversy and anyone I hurt.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No you're not wrong .people are just trying really hard to not understand what you meant. If they thought that your itention was to propose that people who are in pain should be left to themselves , then they need to re-evaluate how they percieve anothers thought process.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Maybe you could have worded the post better.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Everyone is equal and should be able to live as normal as they want. If they don't want a cure, that's fine. If they do, then that's ok too. Technology helps us as well as as negative uses. However, it is up to us to use it for better or for worse. I say just let people with disabilities decide for themselves. You should not have a say in saying "we should not look for a cure" for that is not you're right to decide for other people.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

if you knew ANYTHING about disabled people (don't say I don't because my sister is autistic and I work at a camp for people with disabilities) most of them CAN'T decide for themselves, and most of them that could probably wouldn't want to change because they have lived their whole life learning how to cope with their situation and if you were working your ENTIRE life to deal with something you wouldn't want to give it all away to make life easier would you?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It is because we love them that we want to provide them with am option to live life fully.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Everyone! She's just a dumb teenager. "Hi! My name is Tawny.. I'm 14 and in 9th grade. My favorite things are volunteering, helping people, and making people happy. I work with special needs kids, and I love it! I want to be a therapist for severely disabled kids. I speak American Sign Language (ASL). I don't talk to people unless I know them or unless I want to help them with something. I hate girly things. I prefer to play in the mud and go fishing. I play golf. I know lots of things about Helen Keller. She is amazing. I am not like most people. I like to be crazy. If you are being mean or offensive, I will get mad at you. I try to always be nice to everybody. I always try to make everybody happy. I play golf. I'm addicted to Sims 3. I love reading. But only nonfiction. Fiction is hard to follow. I don't get it at all! My friends are amazing. I have two pet snakes. Well.. I think that's all for now!"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Not to mention her name is Tawny Rae. I smell Redneck.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

(I<#You): Really? I smell chicken, but okay.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

We should try to find cures, but we should still love them for who they are. People deserve the choice of what they want, and I don't we should change them if they're not ready, but if we stop trying to find cures, when the time comes and they are ready, we won't be.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Are you nuts ?! I would want to hear you say that if you would have one of those disabilities. Shut up, stupid people, if you don't know what you're talking about.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Obviously you have never had, or knew someone with disabilities like that, so you have no right to say something.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

On the one hand, I agree with you (OP.) But on the other, when we live in a world where we have the technology to try to find ways to make things easier for them. And you're basing these views off of the disabled people that are well known and have inspiring stories and such. It's not that way in every day life. For instance, my older brother has Asperger's Syndrome (A higher functioning form of Autism) and I live in fear that I'll wake up one morning and he'll have killed himself in the night. It isn't all "Well, I'm different. But I know that I'm special and i can adapt and I love my life." for everyone.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

my cousin has down syndrome and she has taught me a lot in life. her carefree way to look at life is something i wish i had. when my papa died she was the only one who could make me smile and she understood that he had died and she wouldn't be able to see him again but to what degree i don't know. she most definitely does not need to be changed or "fixed" because she is perfect and amazing the way she is. she is the most amazing person ever!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She's perfect except for the whole retarded thing she's got going on.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you do know you are very lucky that this is online because if you had said that to my face i would sac you if your a guy or slapped you across the face if your a girl

by Anonymous 13 years ago

And I would laugh at your retarded cousin while I fended off your retarded attacks.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ok seriously stop a lot of people take offence to the word retard. didn't your parents ever teach you manners or were you raised by uneducated apes?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

lol retard.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i take it was the apes then

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hahahhaha go play some retard games with your retarded cousin!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you are only saying things like this because you've most likely never meet anyone with a disability. if you have you would take offence to it too because you would know they're not retarded just different

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have met someone with a disability. My ex best friend had a nephew who was born with cerebral palsy. She's not my friend anymore because as soon as I found out she was related to a retard I dumped her and was like hell no, I'm not being friends with someone who's related to a retard!!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

now that is the most heartless thing i have ever heard. just because there nephew has cerebral palsy doesn't change who they are. i feel bad for you, you can't look past your own little world to except the fact that some people are just different. i bet your friend is better off with out you in there life.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

nah she was my roommate but now she's homeless because i won't help her pay bills anymore like i used to, i don't want my hard earned money going towards someone with fucked up genes in their family.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i bet any money if you look back in your family you will find someone with a disability, there is going to be one. no one has "perfect genes"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Nope, I've already done all my family history for a school project, nobody in my family tree was a messed up icky retard.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

thats what you think just watch you have a child with disabilities

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I already have a perfectly healthy son who is 3 years old and already knows his ABCs and can count up to 50. That's pretty smart for a kid not even in school yet. Nothing like a retard would be.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

ha i've seen smarter my little cousin by the time she was two could say the ABC count to 100 and spell and write her name. but congrats on your son he does sound smart. i hope he doesn't grow up to be as rude and ignorant as his parent.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Really? Your retarded down syndrome cousin could do that? I smell a liiiiiiiaar. Down syndrome kids cannot do that, their brain doesn't function properly and they're slow on the uptake. That's why they are called SLOW LEARNERS. And I hope my child does grow up like me, I don't want him marrying a retard, or someone who has the retard gene in their family, that would mean he would have a possibility of fathering retards and I will not allow that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow. You could be a little less rude. There is nothing wrong with "retarded" people

by Anonymous 13 years ago

and thank you this person just seems to be a little slow

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes there is. They can't hold a job, nor a family, they can't do anything like an average person can. Their brain cannot function as a normal part of society. There's a little thing called survival of the fittest, we should start practicing it again.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i never said it was my cousin with downs i do have a large family.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Large family of retards?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Obvious troll is obvious.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

if someone is suffering they sure as hell don't want to just "adapt", they want a cure. if someone gets shot is that what God wanted so you shouldn't get them to the hospital? i'm not saying people with disablities are any less human, but they deserve a chance to live normally

by Anonymous 13 years ago

wow, thats awesome,,, ive never thought about it like that before.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i could be wrong but i thought that some disabilities did make people die? dont people with down sydrome only live to like around 30 or something (maybe not 30 but an average age a lot less than other people)? again i could be wrong but either way i think they should have the option of getting medical help if they want. if i had a disability i'm pretty sure i'd want all the help i could get to get rid of it

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Just because they live a shorter life doesn't mean it wasn't fulfiled. Plus anyone can die at 30 (or any age) for any reason. I know someone with down syndrome who is 55 and maybe older.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually, the average life expectancy of an American (which I'm assuming you are) is 78 years, while the average life expectancy for a person with Down syndrome is 55-60. I'm sure if you actually asked the person, they would say they wanted to live longer, but that's just my guess. Also, those with Down syndrome are more vulnerable to infection, and prone to gut, thyroid, and hearing problems. Along with a higher likelihood of developing leukemia.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm pretty sure they wish they didn't have that disease?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are better ways to teach acceptance in the world.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

If you had some disease that severely affected your everyday life, you'd want it fixed, right? Wouldn't you want to live pain-free, without being judged every time someone saw you? I wish people would accept everyone for who they are, but they won't. Kids and teens poke and prod every flaw. If someone already has an illness they're sensitive about, the teasing makes it worse. We should find cures, and if someone wants it, great! If they don't, fine. They shouldn't have to get it. But they should have the option.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I can agree that in some cases people shouldn't try to "fix" their kids and instead accept them for who they are and what they'll become, because that's the reality of it, but you should never give up hope in trying to improve their situations and spare them any hardships.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to help them. no one in need should be ignored. Ur a dumbass

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"sure they struggle, but they can adapt"? So let's not give some of our money to an organization to help children suffering with a disorder that will set them apart from people for their entire lives and let's spend it on more clothes and more cars and other crap we do not need whatsoever. Sounds like a good plan, moron. That's just selfish.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I love my friend with asperger's so much, but I feel bad for her. She has such a hard time making friends, and even though she's pretty optimistic, she's told me that she wished she knew how to make people like her. Why should she have to struggle with other's lack of acceptance?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I have Aspberger's. Honestly, I can say that as difficult as it can be to make friends, I don't want a cure. It's okay. I'm really happy with who I am. More difficult things like Cerebral Palsy, sure, we need a cure for that, but things like Aspberger's and what not...no, that's something that should be cured only by choice. At first I was desperate, hated myself, hated that I didn't understand myself and felt like nobody else understood me either...but over time I came to terms, and I'm quite comfortable with who I am now. Aspberger's isn't a curse, it's simply operating on another wavelength...which is okay with me.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I agree. For more severe things, I guess some people would want a cure. I would still be ok with who I am, and not want a cure, but other people do have different opinions on that..

by Anonymous 13 years ago

As the mother of a severely disabled child I would never of aborted or given her up but as long as I am on this earth I will never stop searching for something so that she can acheive the full potential I know is there. I KNOW she wants to run, play, talk with the other kids. I can see it in her eyes & my heart breaks for her. If/when we find a cure we can ask her - would she rather not be able to walk, talk? does she like wearing diapers every day? does she get frustrated not being able to communicate? Do seizures scare & upset her? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, so maybe I was a little unclear about the way I meant this. I understand treatments and research, and I'm talking about things like autism, not AIDS and other life threatening diseases. If it's something like AIDS, I support finding a cure, but autism and down syndrome are adaptable and with treatment, they can live life normally, just at their own speed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No you can't live your life normally with down snyndrome! You learn too slow to go to college, you can't get a good job with a mental disability. Those kinds of things....they are stuck with their parents for the rest of their lives until their parents die and stick them in an institution. Name me one person who had downs syndrome who is working a good job, has their own place, and their own car, maybe then I'll believe you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, they can. They just need a little extra help sometimes. I know lots of people with special needs that have successfully gone through college and have jobs and can live on their own. I don't know if they drive or not, but with a little extra care, they can have a normal, good life.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

with EXTRA care is the term. So they are not normal, because they need EXTRA everything. And I doubt any DS kids can get into harvard, you're talking crappy community colleges who accept everyone. Look, it sucks that they're retarded and whatnot, but don't try to act like they're exactly the same as everyone else, because they are not and that is a fact and to deny it is just plain stupidity.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There are several successful people with special needs. Helen Keller, Isaac Newton, Bill Gates, Daniel Tammet, etc. They are like everyone else, except for a few minor differences. You should look at the person, not the disability.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You're believing rumors about most of them. Nobody's ever confirmed Gates is retarded, (it's a lot of myths people made up) and even if he was it's not down's syndrome or something serious. And helen keller was not retarded, so get your facts straight. And none of the other people you mentioned had DS. They had autism, which if you have a lowgrade version of it all it does is speed up your brain and cause you to have intense focus, none of which is bad, but none of which is normal either. But it's a LOW version of it, if they had full blown autism they'd grow up throwing tantrums and drooling all over the place until they were 50. And I do look at the person and i see someone who can't function NORMALLY without HELP for the rest of their lives. I don't want that for my kid, so god forbid we should stop looking for cures because these children are "blessed", no they are not, they are cursed.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Helen Keller was disabled, and very smart. You obviously haven't seen severe autism. There are disabilites other than down syndrome that should be taken just as seriously. Not all autistics throw tantrums and drool. They are not cursed. You obviously don't spend time around special needs kids. You're the one assuming stupid things.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

She was disabled, she was BLIND AND DEAF. Not RETARDED, unless you consider blind and deaf people retarded too? I've seen plenty of special needs kids, and they are not blessed. I almost went into education to be a special needs teacher but once I was done with all the training and doing the classes and being a substitute, it was not for me. These kids can't learn like normal kids, they are not normal. As I said, it sucks that they were born like that, but they can't be considered the same as you and I. Unless you want me to stick you in a special needs classroom too then? Because you think they are just like you? They are cursed, I wouldn't want my kids to be like that. They can't make friends like a normal person, people make fun of them, they can't experience things like a normal person can. They won't be able to grow up normally, and even if they manage to do anything, it's not because they did it themselves, its because somebody helped them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I don't consider anyone "retarded," but Helen Keller's doctors did diagnose her as mentally retarded. I have been stuck in a special needs classroom. They are different, but not a lot. Not on the inside. I do want my kids to be special needs. Not because I'm mean or want a hard life for them, believe me, I don't, but I want to adopt them to help them live a full life. I don't understand why you would want a normal life. I don't want one. I like myself how I am, and they do too. Everyone else just pities them.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You are an idiot. You're just one of those massive liberals who think everybody is special and beautiful and unique. I do hope you have a DS kid or a severely autistic kid, then you'll see how it is and you'll be wishing for a cure then.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm not an idiot and I'm not a liberal. Everyone is special and unique. Go ahead and think they aren't, but you will never change my opinion. I know how it is. I babysit special needs kids, volunteer with them, I'm friends with them, and I've been told that I might be one. I don't want a cure. I can see the beauty in everyone, no matter what.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yea special and unique, as in retarded. And you know what, you might be one. That would explain everything you're saying today.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, nobody is "retarded" so stop saying they are. I am not retarded. Neither are you. Maybe that is why I'm saying it. Because I have first hand experience of it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Um yes the actual definition is a retard. Only people who try to be all self righteous and shit try to just say they're "special and blessed" no they're retarded, and not as normal as the average person, and that's the facts. There's no sugar coating because sugar coating is dumb as hell to do.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, they are slower, but not stupid and incapable. I don't know why people would want to be average. Being normal is boring and it sucks. Back to the cures, maybe some people want to be cured. But I wouldn't and I know lots of kids who like the way they are and don't want to be cured.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No being normal means you can live a fulfilling life without having to need massive help for everything you do. And the retards who like themselves the way they are only like themselves because they are RETARDED and don't KNOW what it's like to be able to do things without taking 10 years to count to 11. And fine, be a retard if you want but don't expect people to say you are as good as everyone else, because you're not.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Being normal means blending in. Maybe I don't want to blend in. Just because someone has special needs, they aren't stupid. They are, a lot of times, very smart. People are not retarded. I am not a retard, do not call me that. I don't care if I'm as good as everyone else. I want to be the way I want to be. I would definitely prefer to spend my day with a special needs person than with a "normal" person like you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

lol see you don't even know what being normal is. no being normal means you have an acceptable IQ and can lead a fulfilling life on your own when you reach adulthood. I am normal, and then so again is Angelina Jolie. Are we exactly the same, blending in? Noooo but we are both normal. Oh and they are never smart, ever. Name one time a retard you know did something smart. And i would prefer to spend a day with someone who actually has an IQ over 100 who ..isn't a retard.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Ok, well you can think that that means normal. By any definition, I never want to be normal. I want to stand out. They are very very smart. They are not "retards" but I know some differently abled kids who are very intelligent. A girl I work with, Damiana, she is blind, autistic, has ADD and ADHD. She is a beautiful dancer and a very smart little girl. Another one, Lindsey. She has down syndrome, she just graduated high school at a public school, with everyone else. Dakota, she has several disabilities and is mentally at a 2 year old's level, but does very well in school, academically. There are lots of others. Quit calling people retards. You're so rude. I would HATE to spend time with someone like you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yea sure, they only do well because people cut them breaks. Happened all the time when I was training in those special ed classes for my degree. They don't teach them the same things they teach smart kids, so of course they're going to graduate when all they have to know is the alphabet. They don't know algebra, or geometry, or chemistry. You think they're going to make it when they don't even now what the Periodic table is? They are NOT smart. You still have not showed me how any of them are smart. And if you are mentally at a 2 year old level, how are you smart? Tell me, two year olds know the basics of words and letters and numbers and that is it. They are RETARDS. That is the legal DEFINITION and that's what I will call them by. And I would equally (actually probably more) HATE to spend time with you, because you're a RETARD.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, they work equally as hard, just at their own pace. They know more than the alphabet. They're slow, not stupid. And not all of them are slow. They are smart. You just don't get it. At all. By dictionary definition, yes, you're right, but people are for some reason turning the word into a term for something bad. Do not call me that. You're mean.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you go get cerebral palsy and then tell us this again :P

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You have to think about the disabled person in this situation. Physical things, like CP are different, but mental disabilities are harder to deal with. If it was your child, you'd love them no matter what, and cherish the beauty they bring to the world, but you'd be worried about them. It would be hard for them to meet new people, especially if they had autism, and it would take longer to learn things. If the parents didn't didn't fully understand the disorder they wouldn't know how to help, and if the parents died, especially if they were young, then they would have such a hard time adjusting.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Im not going to have a say in this, cause I have difficulty interacting with people and I do believe that people need to have more acceptance. But at the same time, it would be nice if I wasnt the subject to all the negativity at my school...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I'm surprised by the reactions of some of the comments. I don't think this viewpoint is disgustingly horrible at all. It's a good-natured idea. I don't agree with it because I think it's compassionate to do everything you can to find cures and medications. Not because there's something inherently wrong with them, but because we should try to make their lives as easy as possible, just like any sick person.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Wow... the amount of hate here, seriously? I agree with the opening. I mean they really are sweet just the way they are. I can be a very nice and sweet person if giving the chance. They are just like everyone else and having a condition that makes the function differently is no excuse to have a cure. Most of them are quite successful with therapy and improving their skills. I am anti-cure as well. I agree that they get a lot of negative attention, even I get that but I like being who I am because I know that I actually am a very unique and eccentric person. Having Autism doesn't make that any different.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Seriously I'm surprised by seeing some of the hate comments and how the OP's comments trying to explain have been voted down. All this keenness to misinterpret a statement just because it wasn't worded correctly.

by Anonymous 11 years ago