Children with ADHD arguably become involved in name-calling, oftentimes, using offensive words such as "retard." Most of the time, they are not actually familiar with the real meaning of that word, but just use it in order to become accepted by their peers.
Lisa Belkin of the Huffington Post, wrote today about the fact that "Today is Spread The Word To End The Word Day -- and the word on the chopping block is "retarded." She writes that the Special Olympics has drafted a petition where individuals may "...pledge and support the elimination of the derogatory use of the r-word from everyday speech and promote the acceptance and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities..."
Please check out both the article and the video at
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-belkin/remove-retarded-from-english_b_1327509.html?ref=email_share
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