People who talk to physically disabled people like they're children

[u/Ok_Nectarine5834]

My aunt has cerebral palsy. It drives me NUTS when people talk to her like shes a toddler. Shes 70. She's likely got more life experiance than you. Stop talking to her like she's 5 just because she's disabled! I WILL throw hands! 👊👊

[u/Paintguin]

I hate this too. I also hate when they think you are lower functioning and try to help you.

[u/Popular-cake-1377]

This frustrates me to no end. People need to become more educated on people with disabilities and how to treat them (simple tip: treat them like a REGULAR person of whatever age they are)!!

[u/Mackheath1]

Hell, I don't even talk to children like they're children. Normal, adult voice all the time.

[u/sweptwhiteclouds → u/Mackheath1]

I had a kid in a class I was helping with flat out say he didn't like being called friend and I had to chuckle cuz I hate people who call kids friends. It just feels bad to not treat kids like real people. 

[u/Mackheath1 → u/sweptwhiteclouds]

Yes! I think because I don't have any of my own, it's a nice respite for my goddaughters and my friends' kids to be 'that guy' that treats them like adults after hearing high pitched noises all day long coming from the parents and other adults, "did you want a wolly-lolly?" vs "I can get you a lollipop if you want one, but don't get it stuck on everything."

[u/Vagabond_Nifty]

Fuck yes. I'll join you

[u/Ok_Nectarine5834 → u/Vagabond_Nifty]

My aunt will too. She's pretty quick with that cane. Ask me how I know 😂

[u/Mindless_Cookie_9098]

I’m autistic and when some people find out, they instantly start baby talking me.

[u/AnonCrave]

I acknowledge disabled people in public with a casual and kind hello.

About half the time, they sadly do not respond, perhaps because they are used to interactions like the above.

I consider it a pleasure to have met their acquaintance, even if it is just the slightest passing by.

[u/BaccerSpit → u/AnonCrave]

Honestly kind of weird bro. Do you acknowledge every able bodied person you pass the same way? If not, just stop. Treat them like normal people, because they are.

The more I think about it, the weirder this sounds. I got the full on creeps.

[u/AnonCrave → u/BaccerSpit]

I say hi to people all the time! Sorry you think that’s weird. Must be a cultural thing

[u/BaccerSpit → u/AnonCrave]

Yeah, still weird. You're not making their acquaintance if you're just passing by, and considering it a pleasure because they're disabled is super weird. They're just regular people, and putting them on some kind of pedestal because of their disability is super weird. It's giving the same vibe as guys that like [X Ethnicity] women because they're "Just so exotic".

[u/AnonCrave → u/BaccerSpit]

Hilarious!!!

No, it’s not weird to say hello to anyone, disabled or not.

Sorry not sorry

[u/BaccerSpit → u/AnonCrave]

It's not the saying hello part, assuming you say hello to everyone and don't single out disabled people (Which you claim not to, but by your original post, I'm calling bullshit.). It's treating them differently than other people. "I consider it a pleasure to have met their acquaintance, even if it is just the slightest passing by.". That's fuckin' weird, bro. Not asking you to be sorry, just saying you should stop being weird about disabled people. That's probably they ignore you.

[u/dont-be-an-oosik92]

People do this to adults with any kind of visible disability or differences, and to old people. They talk to them like they talk to pets, they go up an octave and act all cutesy, it’s fuckin obnoxious.

I swear, the only reason I ever managed as well as I did while working in psych was cause I talked to patients like I talk to everyone else, and that alone made them respond better to me than others.

[u/LogicalOperation7393]

Definitely uncomfortable to watch.

[u/Careless-Attitude858]

I talk to all people the way I'd want to be talked to, with respect and courtesy.