tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613098443917855826.post2254456906286032945..comments2023-04-13T02:17:56.407-07:00Comments on Just a Little Muchier Muchness: The time I called a doctor out and did him a favor.Tiffanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12271140179686854124noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613098443917855826.post-13828817772117728212016-06-18T20:35:51.397-07:002016-06-18T20:35:51.397-07:00Learn something new everyday. People often refer t...Learn something new everyday. People often refer to my oldest as a special needs child, not a child with special needs, but it never occurred to me to correct them or think twice about it, and I have used the term myself. If I have used it with you or said the wrong terminology ignorantly, I apologize. -susannaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009384755484444756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6613098443917855826.post-40332146684982830062015-10-15T20:27:56.258-07:002015-10-15T20:27:56.258-07:00I have heard kids with Down syndrome referred to a...I have heard kids with Down syndrome referred to as "Downs kids" or just "a Downs" more than I've heard any other non-person-first language about kids with other special needs. In schools! From teachers! I've even heard teachers refer to children as "just a typical Downsie." It makes them sound like teddy bears or something, instead of like people!Angel The Alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158672957404194956noreply@blogger.com