Acceptance and understanding

Chris Engel 4/4/134:20 PM

"But isn’t this how we should deal with everyone? What is normal? Isn’t normal up for debate? We don’t truly want people to be “normal”…we just want people not to others.

"So taking this idea – The Adverse Childhood Experiences test has shown us that our perceptions of the world are based on how we are treated and the experiences we have as a child....

"When we see someone commit an act of violence or are simply and plain nasty, or make some horribly questionable choice…it is possible they are trying to achieve happiness in the only way they know how. We can see it’s not a good choice, but they very well might see it as the only choice. Because of how they live and who they are, it is possible for them to have a very different outlook on the world…just like the autistic...."

http://motivatingforpositivechange.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/acceptance-and-understanding/

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