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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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It's not like they don't know they're outsiders.
Handicapped people fit in with other handicapped people, but that's still a minority and thus "outside".
It's not really possible--especially with a mental disability--to be "inside".
Correct me if you think I'm wrong.
Handicapped or special needs people are only "outsiders" if those who are in the "majoriy" choose to let them be "outsiders". Mental disablities or physical disabilites are not things that make you an "outsider". It's what people think of those disabilites that makes them an "outsider".
Just because they're different in their own way does not mean they have to be considered an outcast. Would you say those who have terminal cancer aren't "inside" simply because they have an illness that cannot be cured?
To my second post, I meant that people with disabilities find friendship with other people with disabilities, but they still lack a general social acceptance.
My sister has mental disabilities, and I see the result of this every day. She has three friends, and people stare at her all the time. She knows she's different, but she doesn't understand everything about her condition or the way people deal with how she is.