I was a special needs child.
Now I am a special needs adult.
So are you.
No offense.
We ALLLLL have special needs.
We all have common needs [food, shelter etc.] and also our own unique special needs not common to all mankind.
Mussar Haskel: Make sure that your needs are being fulfilled - including your *special* needs. Only YOU know what they are. Nobody else necessarily knows and most people, frankly, don't care. Don't be offended. You are one of 8 billion other people. It is impossible for anyone to be overly concerned with all other 8 billion people yourself included. People will primarily see you as a means to fulfilling THEIR needs. [HaGaon HaEconomist HaNobel Prize Winner Milton Friedman taught that a basic rule of economics is that the person you are dealing with will always put his own needs first. Had I known this I would have been saved from some very critical mistakes I have made in life]. So it is up to you to make sure your needs are being met. This will help enable you to fulfill your potential.
Then make sure that the needs of those close to you [parents, spouse, children etc.] are ALSO being met.
