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sugar buzz 07:10 AM 09-09-2014
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
Often times those who aren't familiar with or comfortable with special needs, are also not familiar with or aware of the proper terms. Or what terms and words are offensive.

I know I struggled with this when I first started out as I had no education as far as special needs and had no familiarity with anything to do with different.

I didn't feel she used the term in a hurtful manner but more so as not having a better word/phrase/description to use. kwim?

If there is an issue or some may be offended by the words OP used, perhaps it would be beneficial or useful then to suggest an alternate word.
I didn't feel that she was being hurtful either. I was trying to be gentle and non-judgemental. I apologize to the OP, if it didn't come across that way. I used the term "learning disabled" in my post to show an alternative--I apologize if it wasn't clear. Whether intended or not, those terms are very hurtful.
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