Kid with Asperger's gets made fun of at my school......what do I say to people?
I am a freshman in college. I work with people with disabilities and am considering special education for my major. There's a kid on my dorm floor who definitely has Asperger's......I can just tell and a girl who I am friends with and volunteer with brought it up and we both agreed. I am very nice to him.....I talk to him, get him to hang with my friends and stuff, invite him to eat (He eats alone until we invite him). However, a lot of kids talk about him behind his back and make fun of his appearance and talk about his quirks and stuff. I've never done this, but I always feel like saying something like, "Stop making fun of him, he has autism." That way, people would maybe understand things more and be kind to him and actually be friends with him. However, by saying that, I am telling people that he's autistic and that could easily get around, even to his ears. That's a private matter. It's sad that people make fun of others because of quirks. What do I do then in this situation?
Where in the scripture does it say that Noah was mocked or made fun of?
It doesn't.
What exactly did the Prophet Elisha do to the kids who made fun of him for being bald?
From the Young’s Literal Translation of the Bible (derived from sources as close to the original as possible)2 Kings 2:23–24“23 And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, `Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!'24 And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads.”The Hebrew words “ne’arim ketannim” means “youths” with a modifier specifying that they are minors. Thus, immature children. Even if they had been adults, even if they had been football players, is it really just or reasonable to brutally kill dozens of them for making fun of a prophet?Some rabbis have suggested that they were angry with Elisha for destroying their way of life, which was transporting water, as he had purified the stream, making their services unnecessary. Even so, there is absolutely nothing in the verse to suggest that Elisha felt threatened or in danger of physical harm in any way.
Why do people make fun of Special Ed kids?
I'm mean really, People think its funny to mock us and they think its funny to make fun of us and crap because we are in Special Ed, I don't know why they do it anyway. The only reason I am in Special Ed for is Math, English, and Reading and my Reading is great according to my Reading Teacher. I'm not a stupid retarded person who's in Special Ed because I'm Stupid which I'm not and people think to think were all Stupid and little kids. And I smart out the people who make fun of me as well for being in Special Ed and I give them dirty looks and walk away. The next person who does anything I'm reporting them to the office because its getting old. I don't care who they are or where they are from its interfering with my work and I am getting sick of it. And I am trying to get out of it as well. Am I doing the right thing?
Got Made Fun of Today For Being Poor?
In my AP English class we were going around the room saying what we got for Christmas because the teacher told us to. Most kids were saying like trips to the Dominican Republic, surprise vacations to the beach, new phones, new designer purses. I go to public school by the way! its crazy how all of these kids are in one room! So I'm kind of scared, wondering what to say. My dad lost his job a year ago, we are scrabbling to make ends meet. I basically got socks, some chap stick, and fifty dollars. I decide to say i got money, thinking that they will be polite and not ask how much! But no, the teacher leans in and asks me to tell her... so I say 200 dollars! She leans back then says cheerily, in my last class a kid beat you by 200. That means he got 400! The kids are listening closely now, wondering how much I got. Some rude guy who sits next me decide to ask "How much?" I respond really quietly. As the teacher moves on to the girl behind me, he says quickly but loudly, "That's nothing, i got over 1000 dollars in gifts." Probably true for everyone in the class. I'm still upset about how rude they all were, i was trying to hold back tears for a while after that incident. What are your thoughts on this?
Should 10yrs old Be Deciding if "Killing" is Okay?
I do not think you are over-reacting. If it was my son's class, I would definitely be going in and having discussions with the teacher and administration. Maybe I am personally over-reacting, but I would tell the administration that I felt as though they were segregating kids almost as if they were profiling them. Those who felt killing was okay would be monitored more closely than those who didn't. Obviously, this would disturb me. I'd also be concerned that children are being forced into defending their belief system at the age of 10. At a time when peer pressure is so strong, aren't the teachers setting these kids up for problems with other students, especially if the less popular kids vote differently than the popular ones? How does that help the children? I'd also be annoyed that a teacher felt as though he/she had the education and resources that a child would need if the questions brought up more indepth issues - such as adoption with your child. Shouldn't a guidance counselor be there to help discuss these things in class if necessary or at least pull the child aside to discuss further if necessary? Again, I personally may be over-reacting, but I would be upset too.
Is it bad if I made fun of a mentally disabled person?
Short answer: almost certainly, yes.Longer answer: What was the context? Were you mocking them for their disability, or for something specifically related to it (eg mocking an autistic person for flapping their hands)? If so then absolutely, it's bad. Even if it was about a minor thing and you meant it lightheartedly, mentally disabled people face a lot of stigma to Be Normal, and to downplay every symptom and trait their disability causes as much as possible. Making it harder for them to be comfortable in their own skin is never going to be a good action.However, if you were mocking them for something unrelated, was it cruel or lighthearted? If they saw/heard it, how did they take it - did they find it amusing, or did they show signs of awkwardness or discomfort? The kind of lighthearted mocking that sometimes goes on between friends/acquaintances is - just like with completely neurotypical people - still fine so long as everyone involved is definitely comfortable with it. Disabled people aren't humorless, and don't need to be treated like they're made of glass. But close attention does need to be paid as to whether they're actually comfortable, or whether they just don't feel safe/secure displaying their discomfort (or display it in ways different to the norm).Without knowing context, it's impossible to say with absolute certainty whether what you did was bad or not. But the chances are high that it was, and if that's the case then you need to seek to change your behavior and, if possible, to make amends in some way with the particular person in question.
How do you deal with people who mock you?
People always mock because of weakness. Think about it… if you are ok, what need do you have to mock anyone ?So when they do it, they are trying to divert attention to you. But they are doing it for a reason… the reason is that the thing that they are mocking you for is something that they, very privately, have some insecurities with, and they would rather people “saw” those insecurities in you, not them.I don’t recommend meeting aggression with aggression. And mocking is really a type of aggression. So another option for you is to say that you understand. That you understand what the person is saying. That you get it. You acknowledge it.What are you saying with that ? You are not saying that it’s true. You are saying that you understand “it”. But what is “It” ? Is it that you are actually ugly/small/a failure ….. ? Or is it that you understand his/her insecurity ?The response is ambiguous, and not aggressive. It does not publicly accept what the mocker is saying, nor does it challenge the mocker to escalate. But it does allow him/her to maybe think that you somehow have spotted their insecurity. And the fear of that being exposed may make him/her think twice before reoffending.
Why do some people like to mock disabled people?
They do it because they can. They are entitled. Well, they *think* they are entitled. I'm handicapped so I fall into a segregated part of the population. Women are treated badly in many ways, and they can openly be mocked if they are abused or raped. I feel for all women, yet I spent most of my early years being mocked by more girls than by boys. I'm 56 and I still have terrible balance, but even in 7th grade there were girls that enjoyed pushing me back and forth between them until my pants were torn. So there's that, always in the back of my head.I learned from being mocked. I still am, as people see me walk and think I am drunk or retarded because their parents or neighbors gossiped. I learned to appreciate those in groups like mine. Blacks and Latinos, gays, lesbians. And women. When it comes to abortion I'll always say I have no say in any discussion because I'm not a woman.By being mocked, I came out of it learning to embrace everyone. You know who stands up for me the most? Black men. I get on a certain bus and a group of kids will chitter but one or two who have seen me will tell them to shush. After I sit, I explain.There are people who talk about White Privilege. The same can be said for Abled Privilege. We all have to get along. By being mocked I learned that implicitly and so I don't ever care about lifestyle differences or racial differences when I make friends.