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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-15-11 12:02 PM
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13. Actually, self-advocates such as People First use "intellectual disability".
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  - I wouldn't call Marcus a "professional". I don't think exgay therapy is a credible practice. He's  Erose999   Sep-15-11 11:08 AM   #6 
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  - "Retard" is the insensitive slur. "mental retardation" is a perfectly acceptible medical term.  Odin2005   Sep-15-11 11:11 AM   #8 
     - Perhaps, perfectly acceptable...  catabryna   Sep-15-11 11:17 AM   #9 
        - I have a "developmental disability" (Asperger's) and I have an IQ of 135.  Odin2005   Sep-15-11 11:42 AM   #10 
        - My son has high-functioning autism.  catabryna   Sep-15-11 11:58 AM   #11 
        - 135? What a dunce!  KamaAina   Sep-15-11 12:03 PM   #14 
        - Actually, self-advocates such as People First use "intellectual disability".  KamaAina   Sep-15-11 12:02 PM   #13 
           - I'm not a self-advocate...  catabryna   Sep-15-11 12:09 PM   #15 
 

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