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You’re not alone. I was severely stressed in the K-12 system. Problematic child. When they wanted to put me in the special education class, my parents took me o
by thatjoeoverthr 4y ago
You’re not alone. I was severely stressed in the K-12 system. Problematic child. When they wanted to put me in the special education class, my parents took me out, dropped the Ritalin and just helped me pass the standardized tests. We used even courses over the internet to help! This was in the late 90s. Suddenly I didn’t have any “autism” anymore, got into college at 14 and I’m now a thriving adult with a family and rich social life. Of course a lot of people seem OK, but for enough of us, it isn’t. I remember how I felt and I -can- envision having commit suicide if I had gone to high school.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoI failed out of 3rd grade and was put in a private school focused around learning disability. This was in the 80s, so before Ritalin. Turned out I was just bored, and could actually do academic work easily. I totally would have loved to have gone to college at 14, high school wasn’t worth it or very educational.
- ianai 4y agoI genuinely wish that was how my parents had reacted to my bullying. It’s definitely what I’d plan if I was going to have kids. (And I won’t)