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I actually meant to say thinking because thinking in that way is no way to go through life. You really should work on telling people oh hey it's cerebral palsy; it's a physical thing not a mental thing. The name is because the movement part of my brain was a little screwy at birth.. or however you should choose to say it.

As a female with SD variation of CP, which it seems like what you have. It gets better. I still get annoyed when ppl say things like "handicapable." I'm 24 now, and word to the wise, just tell them it's unnecessary if you believe you'll see them often or just deal. They do honestly mean well. Being a tit and saying things like "i'm probably smarter than they are" is no way to go through life.

I stopped wearing my braces long ago, bc frankly i was like f it, but I did get surgery at around 14 that did help. I do need to get back into swimming however. Stay at it man. :D

Where are you from?? I wonder how many CP redditors are out there.