Shame

Recently, a mother of a special needs child attended one of my webinars. She told me that she did so in order to learn more about the signs that a child is being bullied since her child is non-verbal.  Her mentioning that her child suffers from a disability and wanting to protect him from being bullied struck a chord with me. Her words reminded me of my own experience of being shamed and bullied because I’m the daughter of a man who happens to have a disability. I told her that I would do my best to raise awareness of the bullying of special needs people as I’ve been myself shamed and bullied because of my dad’s disability.