Living and laughing with a disability - cerebral palsy; ordinary life, extraordinary circumstances.

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Trig has Down Syndrome

Word's do matter:


We are in such a hurry to categorize everything, judge it, and go on.

Calling Trig a "Down's Syndrome child" is lazy, and it strips him of personhood.

Not to be petty...it is not the words that matter, but the intent of the words.  An 80 year old who calls me "crippled" probably is not trying to be mean.

We who know better...people first, and what challenges they face come after.

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