This is cruel i know... but...
At my old college a few years ago, we used to cater for handicapped students aswell as 'normal' students. Almost always i would tut and stare dissaprovingly at any student who would maybe take the piss out of the special kids as it was cruel and shallow.

Except of course for the time when one of the 'special' kids quite boldy ran away from the rest of the group towards the special bus and with quite a bit of difficulty managed to operate the handle and open the passenger door - before exclaiming quite loudly 'LOOK AT ME, I've OPENED THE DOOR!' - complete with a large snot bubble protruding from his nose.

Okay not even slightly funny, but a tiny part of my brain realised just how tragic their lives are when their greatest achievement of the day is managing to operate a door handle.

I have no idea why this was funny, but i had to cover up my laughter by pretending i was choking and coughing, just as their care assistants walked past me.
(mr-lizard Hell's teeth man!, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 16:44, 2 replies)

I think I would laugh a little too.
I'm sure the kid himself would have been chuckling -- as long as he wouldn't have been upset at your actions I don't think there was anything wrong with laughing. I'm surprised the care workers didn't crack a smile actually.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 17:32, closed)

Honestly
I'm usually the first to defend those who can't defend themselves, but.... It was quite funny.
(mr-lizard Hell's teeth man!, Mon 26 Jul 2010, 17:42, closed)