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Question! Why are some people with disabilities called "special"?

My cousin is autisitc and her dad and some of my aunts and grandma called her "special". None of us are called that and we are non disabled. My grandma called my cousins out for being rude to her ,leaving her out saying, "She is special! How are you be so nasty to her. She is a very special person!"

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Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F

It's kinder than saying disabled

LaurieKitKat94 · 31-35, F

@Sarahsummersrockz but that's what they are

Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F

@LaurieKitKat94 But I bet they don't like being called disabled

LaurieKitKat94 · 31-35, F

@Sarahsummersrockz Okay you have a point. Non disabled people like me aren't called special

Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F

@LaurieKitKat94 No ur called normal

LaurieKitKat94 · 31-35, F

@Sarahsummersrockz So disabled people ARENT normal?

Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F

@LaurieKitKat94 No they are special

LaurieKitKat94 · 31-35, F

@Sarahsummersrockz Sorry im not getting this. So special needs people are "ABNORMAL" What if they wanted to be treated normal like everyone else?

Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F

@LaurieKitKat94 They wouldn't be called special if they understood what it meant