After one and a half years on this sight, I've decided to write my first blog. So, here we go.
For the past week this has been on my mind. For those of you who don't know what happened last week, I'll quickly share it. On May 24, a man named Barry Baker assaulted a man with cerebral palsy at a 7-11 at around 2am? Why did he do this? Well, its a unfortunate truth that there are some cruel people in this world. It doesn't make sense to me why any person would feel the need to harm someone who is mentally or physical disabled.
So why am I bringing this story up? These type of people, I am around them all the time. In fact, I've been one of them my whole life. Now, I'm not going to make this about me, I want to share the actions of others to others. But to give some context, I'll explain who I am.
In 5th grade, I was diagnosed with Aspergers. For those of you who don't know what that is, think of it as a similar form of Autism mainly dealing with the radicalization happy and sad emotions of a person. Growing up, I was made fun of, called special, and humiliated just because I had some trouble acting "normal." As the years went on, and with love and support from my parents, I was able to control my self more and act "normal." However I never thought I would meet people with similar issues, but much more severe.
As I went through school, I have met a few special needs kids. One had cerebral palsy, others had various forms of Autism. I will not share their real names. In highschool, there was a girl with CP. For the longest time I never talked to her until one day, she was the only other person around. I got to know this girl and became really good friends with her. She was sweet and you could tell by the way she acted that her problem did not get in the way of her dreams. She eventually graduated college early and became a vet assistant. That's really the first time I've met someone struggling with something like this.
My most recent incident with a special needs person is a fellow classmate of mine at my university. I don't know what he specifically struggles with, but seem like a much more severe form of Aspergers. Like me, he is pursing Electrical engineering which is great! He speaks up a lot in class. Asking good questions and sometimes... Unusual questions. When this happens you can here chuckles across the room. This frustrates me to know end. The guy next to me next to me just smiles and says " hehe, I love -blank-." The guy next to me has expressed that he too had dealt with people like -blank- and he says that we just need to love these type of people. And he is right. I don't know how much what he has been through, but I'm sure it hasn't been easy. We recieve the same accommodations in school and during tests, I can here him panicking in the room over. I wish him nothing but the best.
The last person I want to talk about is a little close to home. My brother's wife's sister's son is.... Different. He is 4 years old and he still cannot talk. He is wild, screams loudly, and can get very violent. When I was young, I was bullied, made fun of, and different. However, I'm worried that it might be worse for him. There are really awful people in this world that will jump on the chance to attack him.
I want to end this post with this. We all are different and we all have struggles; some worse then others. However, I ask you fellow tempers to show love and kindness to these types of people. They can change your life, just like they have changed mine.
Thanks for reading
For the past week this has been on my mind. For those of you who don't know what happened last week, I'll quickly share it. On May 24, a man named Barry Baker assaulted a man with cerebral palsy at a 7-11 at around 2am? Why did he do this? Well, its a unfortunate truth that there are some cruel people in this world. It doesn't make sense to me why any person would feel the need to harm someone who is mentally or physical disabled.
So why am I bringing this story up? These type of people, I am around them all the time. In fact, I've been one of them my whole life. Now, I'm not going to make this about me, I want to share the actions of others to others. But to give some context, I'll explain who I am.
In 5th grade, I was diagnosed with Aspergers. For those of you who don't know what that is, think of it as a similar form of Autism mainly dealing with the radicalization happy and sad emotions of a person. Growing up, I was made fun of, called special, and humiliated just because I had some trouble acting "normal." As the years went on, and with love and support from my parents, I was able to control my self more and act "normal." However I never thought I would meet people with similar issues, but much more severe.
As I went through school, I have met a few special needs kids. One had cerebral palsy, others had various forms of Autism. I will not share their real names. In highschool, there was a girl with CP. For the longest time I never talked to her until one day, she was the only other person around. I got to know this girl and became really good friends with her. She was sweet and you could tell by the way she acted that her problem did not get in the way of her dreams. She eventually graduated college early and became a vet assistant. That's really the first time I've met someone struggling with something like this.
My most recent incident with a special needs person is a fellow classmate of mine at my university. I don't know what he specifically struggles with, but seem like a much more severe form of Aspergers. Like me, he is pursing Electrical engineering which is great! He speaks up a lot in class. Asking good questions and sometimes... Unusual questions. When this happens you can here chuckles across the room. This frustrates me to know end. The guy next to me next to me just smiles and says " hehe, I love -blank-." The guy next to me has expressed that he too had dealt with people like -blank- and he says that we just need to love these type of people. And he is right. I don't know how much what he has been through, but I'm sure it hasn't been easy. We recieve the same accommodations in school and during tests, I can here him panicking in the room over. I wish him nothing but the best.
The last person I want to talk about is a little close to home. My brother's wife's sister's son is.... Different. He is 4 years old and he still cannot talk. He is wild, screams loudly, and can get very violent. When I was young, I was bullied, made fun of, and different. However, I'm worried that it might be worse for him. There are really awful people in this world that will jump on the chance to attack him.
I want to end this post with this. We all are different and we all have struggles; some worse then others. However, I ask you fellow tempers to show love and kindness to these types of people. They can change your life, just like they have changed mine.
Thanks for reading
