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Originally Posted by Doopa
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I just thought, at first, that you took some of the ... umm ... ill-informed opinions about Down's a little close to heart. That's all. I'll be the first to admit that I know little about the syndrome. Then again, everyone has their own irritants that, for some reason or other, strike the wrong chord with them. I know a few handicapped people and it can be sticky in knowing how to handle my interactions with them. I had a "heart to heart" with a guy I know who's handicapped and he kind of explained it like this (I'm paraphrasing a bit here) "You hate when people stare because it makes you feel like a freak. You hate when people avert their eyes because, again, it makes you feel like a freak. Yet you can't ignore the handicap because it DOES exist. The best thing to do is to ignore the problem, to a degree, but realize that, in some cases, we are going to need help ... just don't overdue it."
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