YES OH MY GOD
like i understand they’re well meaning, but they still suck a bit. like, creating a new language is cool, but now he doesn’t know asl and can’t communicate with anyone else
it sort of bothers me how his parents are illustrated as loving and attentive. to me it seams more like they were unprepared for having a disabled child, then never put any deep thought into it?? like they have solutions for the short term, but otherwise sort of avoid the problem- which extends to ricky himself
i went on a tangent, hc abt mrs gruber in the tags
no one ever talks about how rickys parents BARELY EVER INTERACTED WITH HIM. how did everyone forget that.