Recollections

[Brian]

When I was in the second grade in public school, they pulled me out,
gave me all these tests and then put me in a private school for kids
with problems. In the fifth grade, for whatever reason, they
mainstreamed me back into public school. Well that didn't work out at
all well, so in the second semester they put me back into private
school for kids with problems.

Now when I was back in the public school system for that one semester,
there was this one kid only, named Steve, who I seemed to connect with
in any way and he himself was an outcast misfit.

The first day of the second semester, when I got on the bus (the short
bus) to take me to the private school for kids with problems, guess
who got on the bus with me? That's right, it was Steve of course. We
both got a good laugh out of that.

Funny, in public school we were complete outcast misfits. In the
private school for kids with problems, we were popular.

[Autindividual]

Post by Brian
When I was in the second grade in public school, they pulled me out,
gave me all these tests and then put me in a private school for kids
with problems. In the fifth grade, for whatever reason, they
mainstreamed me back into public school. Well that didn't work out at
all well, so in the second semester they put me back into private
school for kids with problems.
Now when I was back in the public school system for that one semester,
there was this one kid only, named Steve, who I seemed to connect with
in any way and he himself was an outcast misfit.
The first day of the second semester, when I got on the bus (the short
bus) to take me to the private school for kids with problems, guess
who got on the bus with me? That's right, it was Steve of course. We
both got a good laugh out of that.
Funny, in public school we were complete outcast misfits. In the
private school for kids with problems, we were popular.

I didn't get to go to a special school, I wish I could have, because the
bullying was Horrendous. But there's no surprise there, it's always like
that - depends TOTALLY on the environment and Relative differences,
that's all this is really about anyway.

[Brian]

On Mar 25, 5:15 am, Autindividual <***@self.org> wrote:
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Post by Autindividual
I didn't get to go to a special school, I wish I could have, because the
bullying was Horrendous. But there's no surprise there, it's always like
that - depends TOTALLY on the environment and Relative differences,
that's all this is really about anyway.

Believe me, I know how fortunate I was. It wasn't always a private
school, sometimes it was a segregated classroom off in a back corner
of the campus. Separate recesses etc. I have pretty bad learning
disabilities, so that as much if not more than the autism kept me out
of the public school system. Most aspies were too smart for their own
good as kids.
I got bullied by neighbor kids though, so I got a taste, but nothing
like if I was locked up with them in a school all day long.

[Autindividual]

Post by Brian
Believe me, I know how fortunate I was. It wasn't always a private
school, sometimes it was a segregated classroom off in a back corner
of the campus. Separate recesses etc. I have pretty bad learning
disabilities, so that as much if not more than the autism kept me out
of the public school system. Most aspies were too smart for their own
good as kids.
I got bullied by neighbor kids though, so I got a taste, but nothing
like if I was locked up with them in a school all day long.

I was Dreading having to go to school years before the actual horror
began...and when it did, it was even Worse than I had imagined. As for
'learning disabilities', I like to think of them merely as differences - I
never did learn like the 'herd', I've got my own unique way of doing it,
just like everything else, but when I do, I can work with it because then I
know it, having truly learned it, just not like everyone else, that's all -
but thanks to Rampant Intolerance of Individual differences, that's
considered to be a 'problem' - but it's THEIR problem, not mine, until they
insist on giving me Their problem to MAKE it my problem!

[Brian]

Post by Autindividual

Post by Brian
Believe me, I know how fortunate I was. It wasn't always a private
school, sometimes it was a segregated classroom off in a back corner
of the campus. Separate recesses etc. I have pretty bad learning
disabilities, so that as much if not more than the autism kept me out
of the public school system. Most aspies were too smart for their own
good as kids.
I got bullied by neighbor kids though, so I got a taste, but nothing
like if I was locked up with them in a school all day long.

I was Dreading having to go to school years before the actual horror
began...and when it did, it was even Worse than I had imagined. As for
'learning disabilities', I like to think of them merely as differences - I
never did learn like the 'herd', I've got my own unique way of doing it,
just like everything else, but when I do, I can work with it because then I
know it, having truly learned it, just not like everyone else, that's all -
but thanks to Rampant Intolerance of Individual differences, that's
considered to be a 'problem' - but it's THEIR problem, not mine, until they
insist on giving me Their problem to MAKE it my problem!

I don't get how that could happen. Not just to you, but to most ASD
people it seems.

When I was around 7 years old in 1969, I was sent to all these places
to get tested. I remember aptitude tests, drawing pictures, talking to
counselors/shrinks and even skull x-rays and electroencephalogram
(EEG) tests where wires were glued to my scalp to read my brainwaves.
Not exactly normal fare for the average kid. And then from that point
forward, I was placed in segregated classrooms and private schools.
And all this was initiated and funded by the State of California.

In my case I couldn't have attended regular school if I wanted to. It
was like I was banned. Why did I receive a 'get out of hell free card'
and most others didn't? I wonder. Not fare. Not fare at all for you
and them.

[Louise]

Post by Brian
I don't get how that could happen. Not just to you, but to most ASD
people it seems.

Simple, in a word, Injustice...based on intolerance of being different.

Post by Brian
When I was around 7 years old in 1969, I was sent to all these places
to get tested. I remember aptitude tests, drawing pictures, talking to
counselors/shrinks and even skull x-rays and electroencephalogram
(EEG) tests where wires were glued to my scalp to read my brainwaves.
Not exactly normal fare for the average kid. And then from that point
forward, I was placed in segregated classrooms and private schools.
And all this was initiated and funded by the State of California.

I'm from Chicago, and when I was having all the trouble with school, they
didn't go that far, usually, they just expected the child, and the
parents, to work it out, and that's what happened, very painful but I'm
stronger for it, but also the worse for wear.

Post by Brian
In my case I couldn't have attended regular school if I wanted to. It
was like I was banned. Why did I receive a 'get out of hell free card'
and most others didn't? I wonder. Not fare. Not fare at all for you
and them.

I'd still like a get-out-of-hell-card right now ;)
But I was forced to go to NT 'common herd' school, and I Hated it!