You’ll put yourself in an early grave bothering with trolls… Australia just voted in Tony Abbott, an extreme right wing PM, so lets face it, a significant majority are not exactly egalitarian.

I prefer to take on board the word RETARDED on the basis I AM, and I am also extremely advanced in many splinter skills and worked my butt off to reach some ‘normality’ in self help skills… but to deny my developmental delay is to deny my history, my journey, and RETARDED actually just means SLOWED… I WAS slowed, so I have no problem.

re·tard
[ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be delayed.

If people think that’s shameful, well I think it is shameful to be a bigot or a troll. I know I see their ugliness (and when pissed off lose sight of all they decent things they probably also still are) just as they project ugliness onto me (and lose sight of all else I am). I know that ALL HUMANS have some bigotry, just as all humans are retarded in some areas… hence anyone singling out any one person as retarded is actually saying ‘wow, look how ignorant I am’ and I look back and say inside, yes, I’m sorry for you you ignorant bigot, your ego fragility is driving exacerbation of your narcissism and its resulting in you struggling with your retardation in the equality, acceptance, empathy and awareness departments.

Donna Williams, BA Hons, Dip Ed.
Author, artist, singer-songwriter, screenwriter.
Autism consultant and public speaker.
http://www.donnawilliams.net

I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of this country throughout Australia, and their connection to land and community.