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"Ask someone with Down syndrome or any other intellectual disability how it feels to hear the R-word used in a derogatory way. Many will tell you it makes them feel robbed of their dignity and self worth."

Brian Skotko, MD, MPP,
a specialist in Children's Hospital Boston's Down Syndrome Program, in a Thrive blog post about the elimination of the words "mental retardation" in Massachusetts' state laws. To read the rest of his blog post on the topic, visit childrenshospitalblog.org/bullying.

 

 

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