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Hi Eashline92, I am sorry this had to happen to you. It is inexcusable behavior. I can identify with your emotion. I have a son with Cerebral Palsy who experiences this regularly. He is more intelligent than most people but due to his inability to walk “normally” and speak clearly, he is often ridiculed and called that word. Last week he was at a “big box” store and the folks there called the police because they thought he was drunk. I will say this, anyone who says things like this is the problem, not you. Keep moving forward and be confident in who you are and let such people show their own true colors be it ignorance or whatever. I have heard and read that ADHD people generally have above average intelligence. Be well
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