You have to adapt the natural process of growing up and its lessons to accommodate those extra abilities in a way that helps them develop safely
Indeed. People have often(ish) told me that I'm lucky to have C.P. but not an intellectual impairment. I counter that I was lucky I got a mother who didn't buy into the predominant assumption of the time that "mental retardation" was to be expected in kids with C.P., and fought to have me mainstreamed as early as kindergarten.
They've countered: Oh, but the therapists in those group homes give the kids lots of stimulation, and there's still not much going on in the kids' minds.
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Re: Well...
Date: 2015-11-21 01:02 am (UTC)Indeed. People have often(ish) told me that I'm lucky to have C.P. but not an intellectual impairment. I counter that I was lucky I got a mother who didn't buy into the predominant assumption of the time that "mental retardation" was to be expected in kids with C.P., and fought to have me mainstreamed as early as kindergarten.
They've countered: Oh, but the therapists in those group homes give the kids lots of stimulation, and there's still not much going on in the kids' minds.
Me: *mutters under my breath.*
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