Being "special" in high school is almost guaranteed not to have a friends or a girlfriend, is this true?

Question

When I say being "special" in high school, it's a euphemism for having a strange disability such as being seventeen with the literal maturity, and mental capacity as a six, seven, eight, nine, or ten year old. There's this one student at my school same age as me with the physical appearance of a eight, or nine year old. Not only does he obviously look different, he behaves like a six, or seven year old by doing things like making f**t sounding noises with his mouth, and armpits. He also says childlike things such as "ooo, look at me I'm ripping my paper", and actually tears his work into pieces. He also does a lot of extremely odd things like threatening to blow mucus and snot out of his nose on people. He also threatens sometimes to take off his shirt in class, and makes offensive racial remarks such as "blackie", and other racial slurs. That is a "special" teenager. Would you say being "special" is a guarantee not to have normal teenage friends, and a girlfriend?

Answer 1

As far as friends go, it has been my observation as a parent and as a teacher that high school students tend to me a lot more tolerant, friendly, and inclusive of students with disabilities than one would believe by negative images portrayed in movies and the news.  In fact, most high school students are as protective of students with disabilities as they would be with a best friend, sister, or brother.

As far as a girlfriend goes, that is more difficult to generalize.  Many students without disabilities do not have steady girlfriends.  Others, without disabilities, have girlfriends and relationships of various durations and intimacy.  (High school is not the best time for sexual intimacy nor steady dating anyway.)  A similar statement can be made about students with disabilities -- some have girlfriends and some do not.  Hopefully, those in steady relationships have a lot in common, can complement and supplement each other, and meet each other's needs.  This certainly is true for those with disabilities as well.  

After high school, many former students get married and some have children with their spouses who may or may not have disabilities.  This includes those who did poorly on IQ tests.  Such couples have struggles with life like any other, but can also have the potential for great happiness in compatible relationships.