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JCRyanDenton
20-09-13, 18:19
Today was rather horrible. I recently have been getting more desperate to interact with non autistic people for quite some time, especially meeting some new people to have some positive social interaction with. Its been 7 years since i started secondary and i have rarely interacted with someone who i felt could understand most of the shit i talk about, since most of these kids have moderate autism or even worse are so low functioning they won't understand me. I yelled my head off at one in my taxi since i couldn't cope with his screaming anymore and the fact these are the only people i am made to interact with. Its also been 7 years since i actually felt happy with the people i was "friends" with. I have no friends at my current school as they are *******s due to their autism (they have obvious autistic traits that make them like that) and my social skills have been badly stunted in the process. I have been in this state for 7 years and i want it to ****ing end this year. I was only sent to these stupid schools since i was a douche sometimes in primary and thought i would get bullied in other places -_-. So they chose that stunting my education, social skills and self esteem was a great idea rather than me improving my education and social skills. I never got on with low functioning autistic people, and i always felt like i belonged with the so called "neurotypicals" (in the words of the special ed workers). I don't even know what real people are even like since i have been kept away from them for so long, i only spoke to one female during that period around my age too and im heterosexual so this strains my sexual hormones (not saying that to be funny or sexist since i respect females, it genuinely feels like my hormones are hard to handle right now). My grammar has been quite poor lately due to the stress affecting my concentration.

I feel like im in hell right now...or stuck in the past since these special ed schools aren't exactly like a mainstream school but for autistics. They are often lower budget and very dumbed down and have low standards for how students should act during class. As in you are allowed to act like a freaking clown during class but its okay since they have autism. My previous one was even worse since he allowed bullying in class (even if it was disruptive). Current one doesn't but doesn't try to get the students to stay on topic rather than talking about video games during a history lesson for example.

Ugh i have a headache, and im tired. Thats all im going to write for now.

I will lastly say though that online social interaction isn't doing it for me anymore, i need real physical interaction since i find it much more satisfying and doesn't make me paranoid like online interaction can do.

Kim51
20-09-13, 20:11
The only way for interaction with people is to get out and meet people, how ever hard this is and I know it's not easy for a lot of us to get out, but we have to set small goals. If online interaction "doesn't do it for you anymore" maybe you should have a break from it.
Lastly I hope you are not offended but your comments about people with autism are harsh, I am sure I am not the only person on NMP with an autistic relative in my case child.

JCRyanDenton
20-09-13, 20:34
The only way for interaction with people is to get out and meet people, how ever hard this is and I know it's not easy for a lot of us to get out, but we have to set small goals. If online interaction "doesn't do it for you anymore" maybe you should have a break from it.
Lastly I hope you are not offended but your comments about people with autism are harsh, I am sure I am not the only person on NMP with an autistic relative in my case child.

Im sorry i offended you, but you must understand what its like to be stuck in an alien environment with people who are likely to attack me if i said the slightest wrong thing, or people that act like they can't understand your language (as in they can't absorb what im saying). Its isolating.

I have tried to go out and meet new people, but my area is rather quiet and my mother often comes up with excuses as to why we can't go out to interesting places (she often worries about the dog we own).

And yeah i am trying to take a break from it, but i have nothing else to do since the people here don't give a damn about me since they see me as some background character. Plus i rarely talk to people online at the moment, the only one that really does always goes on about pokemon and other things that annoying him regarding video games.

Honestly, imagine you being of an IQ of 121 and being fairly normal apart from being immature at the age of 11. You are sent to a school full of people who are either mentally unstable (i never experienced what a mainstream school is like btw, so im jealous of all the people that have), mentally handicapped, almost devoid of a fun personality, still stuck with the mentality of a 7 year old and won't give a damn about you unless you are exactly like them. Also staff members that treat you unfairly based on your mental condition.

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The social skills and education i could have gotten from mainstream were swept away all because "Oh, he will be bullied at mainstream, lets send him to a special ed school where he will be bullied anyway". I wasn't even bullied in primary, i just had anger issues.

Anxious_gal
20-09-13, 21:16
It must be hard to be in a classroom all day with only autistic people. I have to wonder though if you might be projecting?

There's lots of levels of autism, if you're more high functioning than those around you it's natural you feel stressed.

Is going to a regular school a choice?

Is there a local youth group you could attend? Or a sorts club, drama club?

You have a desire to meet non autistic people, so you have to find ways of making that happen.

JCRyanDenton
20-09-13, 21:35
It must be hard to be in a classroom all day with only autistic people. I have to wonder though if you might be projecting?

There's lots of levels of autism, if you're more high functioning than those around you it's natural you feel stressed.

Is going to a regular school a choice?

Is there a local youth group you could attend? Or a sorts club, drama club?

You have a desire to meet non autistic people, so you have to find ways of making that happen.

I am projecting to a certain extent, not towards a particular autistic but just the lower functionings and the "high functionings" that still live in a 8 year old mentality. And im quite high up when it comes to autism, hell i think i am just introverted to be quite honest, didn't have issues socialising back in primary. And im afraid not, i can't go to a regular school now. College is an option however. And i dunno about the local clubs, need to go to one that doesn't have the people from my previous school however...they are rather aggressive and hostile (they will make socialising a negative experience, trust me) thanks to how that school was too lax on them. And i am trying to find ways, but what i want to do is too much for my parents.