June. 18.
2014
I just watched a short video about the trial of this 18 year old guy
with High Functioning Autism/Asperger’s', who was denied of any kind of help in
school; due to the fact that he is
intelligent and “academically capable.” The school district denied him of
any support because he only has, as they called it, "medical autism"
but not "educational autism.”
So, because of this, the guy never actually finished school due to being
misunderstood and bullied by both teachers and peers. Instead, he developed
severe anxiety and depression, to the point of intermittent hospitalizations.
It was to the point where he was unable to finish school! This story really
hits home for me, so it makes my blood boil.
Get this: When his family and friends tried to bring a lawsuit against
the School District, the Judge basically fell
asleep in court. However, the school district lawyers are denying that it
happened; despite it being caught on tape! Even the Judge himself refuses to
halt the trial. I guess this is how much the “non-progressives” care about
autistic people/indigo kids actually receiving justice. This case exposes their
general incompetence.
This is also a maddeningly truthful example of how badly these systems
silently bully people who are hypersensitive, progressive thinking and/or
different. This includes people on the autistic spectrum especially, but also
those who've been given the "ADD/ADHD" labels, or who are just
thought of as overly sensitive/odd/different in general.
This is done by apathetic denial and brainwashing whilst those in the position
of power believing their own textbook b.s. as “absolute fact.”
It viciously smothers truth, making it very difficult to get validation,
help and services of any kind. It also sets up the victim of these injustices
to become severely frustrated, isolative, anxious and depressed, and to go
self-destruct in desperation for the alleviation of pain, as well as to escape.
Unfortunately this results in the person giving up on pursuing help and possibly
looking as though their "unstable" behaviors are self-induced. Then
the system can point the finger back out, possibly with a mental health label attached
to it, while saying; "Aha, you see, this person is merely unstable, crazy;
un-cooperative"...
It's a beastly frame and therefore, they often win. The outcome that
they want is achieved, while their hands remain clean. This is what many systems
have mostly become.
There are some glimmers of hope in a few professionals whom are listening
to and validating their clients/patients; but the movement of progression has
been slow and meager. We need to start more assertively speaking out for change.
Progress needs to pick up the pace, before more kids get hurt and grow
up damaged, and so that the thousands of damaged and mislabeled generation Xs
and Ys (in particular) may get a chance to heal, reclaim their lives and tell
their stories
Scarlit-Rose Ashcraft
aka "Rosie"
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