Irena, I just want to say how sorry I am. Sadly, children with hidden disabilities are so often treated with this kind of casual callous disregard.

It's incredibly painful and corrosive. Again-- I'm so sorry.

"hostile environment" comes to mind if you've a mind to do something about this more formally, but I'm the first to admit that there are occasions where even when you win, you lose. This tends to be that kind of thing-- sure, you can force compliance, but you can't force the SPIRIT of inclusion if it's not already there, and that is truly what children with disability must have.


Please know this-- it's not just you.


Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.