Jennifer
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You know, just like that, you know, typical teenage, you know, judging people.
Yeah, I would laugh because I thought it was really funny, especially coming from her. She wouldn't really look at people. She would kind of always look down, so I was surprised that she noticed some of the things that she noticed, particularly in what people were wearing. One time she said, um... can I tell you a dirty joke? Like I said, this is part of her personality.
Yeah, I would laugh because I thought it was really funny, especially coming from her. She wouldn't really look at people. She would kind of always look down, so I was surprised that she noticed some of the things that she noticed, particularly in what people were wearing. One time she said, um... can I tell you a dirty joke? Like I said, this is part of her personality.
Yeah, I would laugh because I thought it was really funny, especially coming from her. She wouldn't really look at people. She would kind of always look down, so I was surprised that she noticed some of the things that she noticed, particularly in what people were wearing. One time she said, um... can I tell you a dirty joke? Like I said, this is part of her personality.
And I said, Jamie, is this like appropriate? And so she typed that on her laptop and it sounded like, can I tell you a dirty joke? But the punchline for that was a white horse fell in a mud pit or something like that. That was her kind of sense of humor. Her memory was extraordinary, and I'm not sure why.
And I said, Jamie, is this like appropriate? And so she typed that on her laptop and it sounded like, can I tell you a dirty joke? But the punchline for that was a white horse fell in a mud pit or something like that. That was her kind of sense of humor. Her memory was extraordinary, and I'm not sure why.
And I said, Jamie, is this like appropriate? And so she typed that on her laptop and it sounded like, can I tell you a dirty joke? But the punchline for that was a white horse fell in a mud pit or something like that. That was her kind of sense of humor. Her memory was extraordinary, and I'm not sure why.
Maybe because when we were, like I mentioned, we were reading The Hobbit, and she must have remembered details about The Hobbit that I was thinking, wow, you remember that? Let me go back on page 27 to check, or something along those lines. I had a sneaking suspicion that her memory was extraordinary. So I remember one time in class,
Maybe because when we were, like I mentioned, we were reading The Hobbit, and she must have remembered details about The Hobbit that I was thinking, wow, you remember that? Let me go back on page 27 to check, or something along those lines. I had a sneaking suspicion that her memory was extraordinary. So I remember one time in class,
Maybe because when we were, like I mentioned, we were reading The Hobbit, and she must have remembered details about The Hobbit that I was thinking, wow, you remember that? Let me go back on page 27 to check, or something along those lines. I had a sneaking suspicion that her memory was extraordinary. So I remember one time in class,
I picked up a dictionary and I just opened it up and showed it to her, put it in her face, like, look at this dictionary. And I could see that she was kind of like scanning it with her eyes. I said, okay, now you write down what was in the dictionary. And effortlessly, she was writing everything verbatim on that dictionary page.
I picked up a dictionary and I just opened it up and showed it to her, put it in her face, like, look at this dictionary. And I could see that she was kind of like scanning it with her eyes. I said, okay, now you write down what was in the dictionary. And effortlessly, she was writing everything verbatim on that dictionary page.
I picked up a dictionary and I just opened it up and showed it to her, put it in her face, like, look at this dictionary. And I could see that she was kind of like scanning it with her eyes. I said, okay, now you write down what was in the dictionary. And effortlessly, she was writing everything verbatim on that dictionary page.
You know, and that was, that really taught me a lesson that we were reading The Hobbit and she got the character. She knew, she understood the story. She knew what was going on. And sadly, a lot of people just dismissed her as probably being unintelligent. But she was very intuitive, very bright. Yeah, very smart. I think most of the time the other students just saw her as invisible.
You know, and that was, that really taught me a lesson that we were reading The Hobbit and she got the character. She knew, she understood the story. She knew what was going on. And sadly, a lot of people just dismissed her as probably being unintelligent. But she was very intuitive, very bright. Yeah, very smart. I think most of the time the other students just saw her as invisible.
You know, and that was, that really taught me a lesson that we were reading The Hobbit and she got the character. She knew, she understood the story. She knew what was going on. And sadly, a lot of people just dismissed her as probably being unintelligent. But she was very intuitive, very bright. Yeah, very smart. I think most of the time the other students just saw her as invisible.
They didn't really respond to her. They didn't acknowledge her. They didn't include her. And a lot of times the teachers as well, you know, if they're passing out papers, you know, a lot of the times the teachers wouldn't pass something to Jamie. And then when I would say, hey, you know, I need one of those, you know, and she's like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. We're just invisible.
They didn't really respond to her. They didn't acknowledge her. They didn't include her. And a lot of times the teachers as well, you know, if they're passing out papers, you know, a lot of the times the teachers wouldn't pass something to Jamie. And then when I would say, hey, you know, I need one of those, you know, and she's like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. We're just invisible.
They didn't really respond to her. They didn't acknowledge her. They didn't include her. And a lot of times the teachers as well, you know, if they're passing out papers, you know, a lot of the times the teachers wouldn't pass something to Jamie. And then when I would say, hey, you know, I need one of those, you know, and she's like, oh my gosh, I'm so sorry. We're just invisible.
I don't think she knew it. I could tell. Sometimes she would say that she was sad, that I know just from knowing her as long as I did that she wasn't able to express herself. that nobody, especially since she couldn't speak. And like I said, she wasn't stupid. She saw how people responded to her. And I know she picked up on that.