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Bullying by peers even worse for mental health than abuse by parents
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 655698" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Once upon a time (not that long ago), just being in a wheelchair or having a physical deformity was enough to get you bullied. That's no longer acceptable. Somehow, we have changed societal perceptions of physical disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Now we need to do the same with developmental differences and mental health. Depending on where you live, SOME developmental differences are protected - like Down's Syndrome, where it is physically obvious that the kid has an issue. It's the more subtle challenges that people don't get. Not just kids. Everybody. Teachers, parents, police...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 655698, member: 11791"] Once upon a time (not that long ago), just being in a wheelchair or having a physical deformity was enough to get you bullied. That's no longer acceptable. Somehow, we have changed societal perceptions of physical disabilities. Now we need to do the same with developmental differences and mental health. Depending on where you live, SOME developmental differences are protected - like Down's Syndrome, where it is physically obvious that the kid has an issue. It's the more subtle challenges that people don't get. Not just kids. Everybody. Teachers, parents, police... [/QUOTE]
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