tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956753462655580942.post5090205763414993529..comments2024-01-26T03:13:25.286-05:00Comments on Josie's Journey : The "R" wordNicole Zeitzer Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05233670258530847611noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956753462655580942.post-52307444887239190672016-10-17T10:00:58.843-04:002016-10-17T10:00:58.843-04:00Dear God! (And I don't use the term lightly) ,...Dear God! (And I don't use the term lightly) , it's like you are inside my brain! Because we have kids with the most interesting brains in the world, and we are their moms so by osmosis you and I think many of the same things! I think people who use the 'r' word sound soooo uneducated that they are actually the definition of stupid, not our children who can do so much with the limited resources they've got!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08677460133531237697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1956753462655580942.post-10401345293947360122016-01-25T23:40:03.709-05:002016-01-25T23:40:03.709-05:00So passionately and well said. It's not always...So passionately and well said. It's not always easy to call people on their use of the word. I've found that saying something simple like "I know you didn't mean anything by it but I find that word offensive" works. It is hard to believe schools still use that defunct term, isn't it? "Intellectual disability" is the preferred term. Ellen Seidmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433429847255621203noreply@blogger.com