There were definitely people in my class in elementary and on up into high school with learning disabilities of all kinds and we all knew exactly who they were. There were ones that had trouble reading and understanding directions and ones who couldn't control their temper. What the school did for them didn't seem very helpful to me at the time and still doesn't now. When a kid started acting out or needed help when taking a test they had a special room they would send them to called the "reading room". I don't think this was helpful at all because there were kids who were seniors in high school who were completely dependent on the teacher in that room and they could have been perfectly fine on their own if the school had tried to make them more independent.
There was one child in particular who supposedly had a ton of different disorders and he, his family, and even the school always used them as an excuse for whatever wrong things he ever did. I think it is ridiculous that he never got punished in anyway for his behavior. One day he actually beat up a little girl on the playground for no good reason & his grandmother happened to be there. She told him that it wasn't his fault at all. I believe that no matter what a person should be taught to take responsibility for their actions even if they have a disability.
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I agree with you about the kid beating up a little girl and it being his fault. I know people with disabilities and they know better then to hurt anyone. They have a sense of what is right and wrong just like a 2 year old child knows it's wrong to hit someone.
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