How many here have been manipulative? I was when I was in 3rd grade, according to one report (changed to first person):
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In a therapy session, it was learned that I had purposefully decided to be "bad" as I wanted to get off the highest behavioral plateau to one where I would go to a Friday study hall, rather than a concurrent more popular "fun" activity.
They said that my "bad" behavior, which involved acting up on a bus, and apparently also what I aimed for with that behavior was of "great concern." They found that it meant I knew how to plan.
I have a vague recollection of this, but I knew the reason: That so-called "fun" activity didn't seem fun to me at all. It seemed like it'd be noisy, have a whole bunch of kids running, and otherwise offend my sensorium. I preferred the quiet study hall so I could read some books I liked. I figured I wouldn't get caught cuz after all, what kind of kid would want to give up this wonderful "fun" activity? As far as I knew, I was the only kid in the whole wide world who would have preferred the quiet study hall to the supposedly fun activity. I didn't think that even my special ed teachers knew that.
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