Doug fought the urge to pinch the bridge of his nose.
"Two things. First, you do the things you can, and you keep teaching yourself to use your abilities to compensate, and sometimes, when you need to, you remind the others that you want to be included in what's going on too, be your own advocate.
And the second, frankly, Dolemeck, is something that's going to be unpleasant to hear, but you need to hear it. You need to understand that you're not always going to be able to do the same things as everyone else or in the same way. It doesn't mean you shouldn't keep trying, and I'm not telling you to give up. But there's limits. Everybody's got them. Me, you, Rose, everybody. ...except maybe Professor Logan and my wife. You're probably not going to be running the hundred yard dash anytime soon. But you might get flying it some day."
He continued. "I also did some digging for you. There's a local support group for teenagers with disabilities in town. I think you might benefit from going."
Re: Medical Lab
"Two things. First, you do the things you can, and you keep teaching yourself to use your abilities to compensate, and sometimes, when you need to, you remind the others that you want to be included in what's going on too, be your own advocate.
And the second, frankly, Dolemeck, is something that's going to be unpleasant to hear, but you need to hear it. You need to understand that you're not always going to be able to do the same things as everyone else or in the same way. It doesn't mean you shouldn't keep trying, and I'm not telling you to give up. But there's limits. Everybody's got them. Me, you, Rose, everybody. ...except maybe Professor Logan and my wife. You're probably not going to be running the hundred yard dash anytime soon. But you might get flying it some day."
He continued. "I also did some digging for you. There's a local support group for teenagers with disabilities in town. I think you might benefit from going."