Our Autism Society is having its annual meeting. I am presenting an award and the first line of my speech is "As a parent, I am always uncomfortable when people start throwing around words like 'hero' and 'saint', because it usually means they are not planning to help.'
Is it fine on its own, or does it need explanation?
(If people think you are heroic, they believe you are doing things they would not be able to do, so they don't want you to ask them to help. People with autism can sometimes be a bit high-maintenence)
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