By kggggg - 12/08/2010 11:00 - United States

Today, while at my friend's house, I noticed her brother had a bit of an accent. I laughingly said "Is it me or does your little brother have an accent?" She stared and replied with "No, he has autism." FML
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Quest_ 13

Everyone has an accent.

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callmecourtney 3

Alright, op, let me be the sympathetic one: if an "accent" is all you noticed, chances are that her brother is a high-functioning autistic. Autism varies from person to person. My step-mother works in SPED and gets a lot of autistic students in her classes. Some are high-functioning - I wouldn't have known there was anything different about them right away. Others have autism so severe that they can't make eye-contact or speak. My own step-brother is autistic and falls somewhere between the two. You did nothing offensive, you just felt a little humble afterward. That being said; My little brother and I were born and raised in Texas and he has a Boston accent.

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greekamira 0

how the hell do u post a pic on this thru your iPhone?

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CloudEnvy 17

You select the picture you want then post it through the letter box. Simples.

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roflinyourwaffle 0

you have to wait until the next solar eclipse. remember to upload it when the sun, the moon, and the earth are perfectly aligned.

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roflinyourwaffle 0

pendatik, i'm pretty sure that means you'll probably have to fly back to pallet town and ask professor oak for a bulbasaur.

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meglovesjoe 0

that's why you shouldn't make fun of anyone period.

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kitt_en 0

OP wasn't making fun. They really just pointed it out.

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meglovesjoe 0

38 I tired but I couldn't figure it out either so I just did it through my computer :/

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nherbert92 0

that should be a compliment cos i know if i had autism i would rather people think that i hve an accent rather than autism. just sayin

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AutumnGirlSoup 0

WTF there's nothing wrong with being autistic.

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golfer420 0

let me get this straight. you thought her brother had an accent when your friend didn't? GJ

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kitt_en 0

He could have been adopted from another country. Or even from another part of the US, seeing as different parts of it have different accents.

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leggichick 0

for people who are saying it was an honest mistake the OP shouldn't had asked about that anyway even if he wasn't autistic ...

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lillylove8180 0

This is an honest mistake, the kid could have been a higher level of autism. Appologize and your friend should forgive you. Easy as that.

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artisticninja713 13

Dude it's not that big of a deal. Apologize, say you didn't know (If you did know then YDI and you're a dick). if they're still pissed then they need to get over it and learn to deal because people are either going to ask or make comments.

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yolie_fml 0

Agreed. It's not like OP said anything offensive.

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