I got a comment from old pal/colleague from teaching days. He observed that the girl in the wheel chair may have been responding to the environment, in which she had become a member of a group. (At least in her own mind.)
Children with special needs, like that young lady, must live a life of “in-your-face-type” treatment. Almost all human contact must be as a solitary individual…”you, you, you.” Might not one feel like a perpetual “target” of all communication? What must that be like? Could such be a constant reminder of one’s difference as opposed to the natural desire to have some sense of belonging? Would it be akin to being stared at a lot? (Ever meet anyone who enjoyed that???) Oops..forgot…that’s description of a “ham,” isn’t it?
The pal I’m indebted to calls himself “Howlin’ Wolf.” You may hear more from him in coming days.
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Thanks for putting it much more succinctly. It made her feel "normal" for a time.
How often we forget the human NEEDS for "belonging" even while struggling to be "different"--
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