[gotoeleven]

It is bizarre that our society now seems to reject entirely the concept of standards. If you scream at people like a crazy person then you can't go to college, full stop. Sorry, you're severely disabled and you need help you don't belong in college. Colleges are happy to collect the government subsidized tuition I guess.

[deeblering4]

It’s really unfair to suggest that people with disabilities shouldn’t be eligible for education. God forbid you or someone you love becomes disabled.

[nextlevelwizard]

If I became so disabled that I couldn't function in a social setting then please just end me. I don't want to be some vegetable that someone else needs to look after 24/7. I want to be productive, I want to be liked, I want to be free.

Whatever you are describing does not fill any of those fields. At that point I'd be complete burden and I wouldn't want that on anyone.

[deeblering4]

I've met plenty of NT people who have got too drunk or emotional in social settings and need support from others to stop making a scene. Is that functional behavior? Should they end themselves?

Your comment is very nearsighted and for some reason compares inability to "function" in a social setting with being "some vegetable" who is in a coma? What are you even talking about?

[bayesian_horse]

That attitude just becomes a burden on everyone else, particularly those around you

[nextlevelwizard]

>That attitude

The attitude of wanting to be charge of your life and not a burden to others around you? Or did I just completely misunderstand what you tried to say? Because that doesn't make any sense at all.

[bayesian_horse]

You didn't say you want to be in charge of your life and not a burden. You said you'd rather want to be dead than a "burden" to others.

The way relationships especially with family works is that they'd usually rather have you be "a burden" than dead.

Also it is very hard not to project that attitude on other people who would be "a burden to others". It is hard for them not to think you want them dead or at least find them extremely worthless.

[nextlevelwizard]

As someone who recently had to watch a family member completely deteriorate I am comfortable that mixed in with the grief was relief. Of course I would rather have them back, but knowing the condition they were in my selfishness isn't fair towards them and if anything their passing showed me that if possible I want to go out on my own terms from my two standing feet instead of bed ridden and hospitalized.

[AllegedAlec]

Disabilities do not excuse you from responsibility of your actions, not do they allow you to be a complete dickwad to others.

[randomdata]

There was no suggestion that education should be denied.