3 charged with hate crime after video shows bullying of autistic teen

[JeffreyLebowski]

i hate bullies and i hate bullies who pick on disabled people a whole lot more. those kids more than deserve a good ole country ass kicking.

But if they did it would be called a lynching and thus... a hate crime.

sort of... I study CS and about half my class has it (hyperbole, but seriously what is it with CS and people with asperberger's), they can do the work but they lack basic social skills, then again that describes 90% of the class... sigh, if I didn't like programming so much I would change major.

The corrilation between Aspys and programming is most likely due to people on the Autism Spectrum having a higher degree of pattern recognition and repetitive tendencies.

Sounds like my son. He's also 9 and is diagnosed with ADHD. We've had an evaluation done that indicates he may fall somewhere on the Autism Spectrum but it's minor.

The kid wants SO badly to have friends at school and the faculty there go out of their way to help and guide him, but he simply can't relate to most of them. He gets frustrated with the other kids because they can't understand things as easily as he can and they get frustrated with him because he's so alien to them.

It really is gutwrenching to watch.

I feel for ya man. My 10 year old is a low functioning autistic and is non communicative. It irks me to no end dealing with the truly retarded people of this world; Those that know better but don't do better.

While my daughter (we are told) will never be able to be on her own or even be left alone anywhere, thus I don't have to worry about an instance like this happening, I do have to deal with people that mock, make gestures and out right rude comments about my daughters behavior, because she's different.

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

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Originally Posted by Whoopi Goldberg
I'm sure this is just a result of centuries of oppression and the poverty they live in. Not to mention gangs and drugs.

lolwhut?!

I think he was refering to how, many times people make excuses for minorities acting badly because their ancestors were repressed and they are "poor".

 

[Pia]

Well, by peers I mean "other 9 year olds," but yes, you're absolutely correct. After scoring in the 99th percentile of math, science, and reading on the Terra Nova test (hell yeah I'm bragging!), the school suggested he take a test designed to stratify the 99th pct'ers. He took this test (can't remember the name of it right now - my wife knows) about 8 weeks ago and we're just waiting for the results. If he did well enough on it, he'll actually spend part of the day several days per week at the local university with specialized instruction.

Sounds like you are doing a stellar job giving your kid the opportunities he needs. I would have killed for a chance to get advanced education that early, but alas, it just wasn't available back then.

 

[Pia]

sort of... I study CS and about half my class has it (hyperbole, but seriously what is it with CS and people with asperberger's), they can do the work but they lack basic social skills, then again that describes 90% of the class... sigh, if I didn't like programming so much I would change major.

I wonder how accurately you can really spot which of your dysfunctional nerd comrades have Asperger's. Most of us who reach that level of education show little to no obvious symptoms, especially in a work context. I would not be surprised if the 10% whom you consider socially adequate includes some aspies.

 

[Broheim]

I wonder how accurately you can really spot which of your dysfunctional nerd comrades have Asperger's. Most of us who reach that level of education show little to no obvious symptoms, especially in a work context. I would not be surprised if the 10% whom you consider socially adequate includes some aspies.

the ones that have it are quite open about it.

 

[Pia]

the ones that have it are quite open about it.

The ones you know of, that is.

Seems like there is a major cultural difference between us. My CS program seems almost entirely populated by people who do have social skills at least to the point where there is no problem whatsoever working with them. Also, I have never in my life told anyone besides medical personnel and my insurance company that I have AS, and I have never heard anyone else declare they have it either. Other than in situations where I have a major functional impairment that alters what others can reasonably expect from me, why would I want to share my health limitations with others? I don't need to know you have hemorrhoids unless I'm persistently asking you to sit down.

 

[Stuxnet]

"aspies"... lol

 

[Pia]

"aspies"... lol

wut?
I'm under the impression that is a neutral term for a person with Asperger's. English isn't my first language though.

 

[Howard]

"I kicked his ass because it was Tuesday"

Is that you, Bison?

 

[Stuxnet]

wut?
I'm under the impression that is a neutral term for a person with Asperger's. English isn't my first language though.

I thought you were saying "Asperger Spies"... it was funny