Handling Ignorance

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That teacher seems like a loser to me. I hope that never happens to you, ever again.

Your teacher is not ignorant, he is an ABUSER.

He is ABUSIVE. What he did to you is extremely humilating and an abuse of his power and an abuse of you.

I am SO angry for you. I know it's a difficult thing to do but please make a strong complaint to your college's disability office and to the faculty head. He should NOT have done this to you.

A sidenote: many people make the massive mistake of imagining that ASD characteristics and behaviors can be overcome by 'thinking positively' and 'overcoming your fears' via psychological interventions.

ASDs are neurological conditions. Their effects can sometimes be ameliorated by psychological means, but essentially they are hard-wired. To ask most Aspies to overcome fear of public speaking by 'thinking positive' is rather like telling a paraplegic to get out of his wheelchair and run a marathon by thinking himself into doing it.

Boy, am I mad at this a-hole teacher of yours.

Annabel,

I can't believe this sort of crap still happens in classrooms to this day. Upon reading your post, I had a flashback of an experience of being humiliated in front of the class during my last year in high school. I wrote and posted a poem about that event: http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt11661.html. It is called: From My Little Black Book.

There must be somebody around that this teacher could be reported and apprehended for such behavior. There is no excuse. Your classmates were your witnesses and I'm sure many were appaled at your teacher's actions.

Get those bullies exposed and then see who comes up with egg on their faces

This teacher sounds terrible. If your school has some type of program for those with disabilities, I think you should try to make use of it. I understand your not wanting to be labeled as "disabled," but what your professor made you do really was cruel. You obviously did the assignment, and you did not have a problem with it being read aloud. Asking to have someone else read it is not out of line. I think you can fulfill your requirements for the class, and be challenged by the class if you are given just a small accomodation. I'm really sorry that happened to you!

I am a member of the special populations help in college. They wrote him a detailed letter at the beginning of the semester. Because he has a doctorate, he has the assumption he knows all there is to know and needs no further information. He was very cruel. I don't ever want to go to class again; not just his, but any of them. How will I know what they will do to me next? It seems like the older I get, the worse this gets. There are times I want to give up and lock myself away. However, my children need me to fight for them. Some of them are autistic too. They are misunderstood and mistreated a lot. Their meltdowns are considered "spoiled" or just wanting "attention". I hate that one. Especially for my 4 year old, that is the LAST thing they want is more people around. That is the last thing I want. The teacher complained that I just wanted special treatment. Were I in a wheelchair, would I be allowed a ramp or is that special treatment. I would have read it but why can't I do it sitting in the front of the room rather than standing and facing everyone. He even lectured me for rushing it. Duh!

This isn't ignorance or arrogance. It's just plain meanness. This is the behavior of someone who gets enjoyment out of knocking others done. He's just a jerk. Hope it works out for you.