[MR] People banned from SCA events

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

Diagnosis or not, I think we agree that this person has some special 
problems/needs. That doesn't automatically mean he/she cannot play with 
us in the SCA. This person (yes, person) would need guidance and some 
friendly mentors to keep them out of trouble, and to steer them into 
area where they could flourish without being a danger to themselves or 
others. That's a big job, but let's hope somebody will step forward and 
give them a chance. I can think of few finer ways to serve than to give 
someone with challenges an opportunity to participate and be accepted in 
our Kingdom. In a way, this is similar to integrating children into our 
society.

Kind regards,


Lord Mungo Napier (who is both mildly ADD and dyslexic, and I don't care 
who knows)

On 6/30/2011 10:11 AM, Josh Wells wrote:
> I would like to point out that noone here has spent enough time with
> him to diagnose him with anything; that is a job for his doctor.  This
> entire conversation is pure fantasy.
>
> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Grainne ingen Lugdach
> <grainneinatlantia at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> FWIW, I think it might have been helpful for the person in question to tell at least one or two people about any challenges he might have. That's a really tough thing to do, though, given the stereotypes and assumptions that society at large has about "those" types of challenges.
>
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