Functioning? Is he high functioning?
Why, why, on earth does anyone ever ask this question? Why, why, on earth do they care?
Asking this is the equivalent of saying, "Oh....is your kid smart or not so smart"? Or, maybe even like saying, "He's not really slow, right?"
Not cool. Totally unnecessary. Unwarranted. None of your business either way.
I would never ask you if your kids were smart or not.
My boys are delayed, yes. They are neither "high" nor "low" functioning. Their bodies function just like mine. They breathe, they sleep, they play, they eat, their hearts beat, they fart...you know, all the stuff that matters functions just like everyone else :)
love,
"I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name." Isaiah 45:2-3 (NIV)
2 comments:
I always say it doesn't matter because it changes often & varies by skill like for everyone. How about asking a sporty kid great game but how are your grades? Or great grades but can you play soccer??
I don't mind questions though--try to calmly reply & get MORE questions from people to try to take advantage of the opportunity to educate.
I find the most religious & faithful folks to be hardest to convince that our kids are the BEST blessing and so awesome, oddly enough.
Try to educate & dispel myths rather than get annoyed. I like to get more questions from these folks.
I always say it doesn't matter because look, it varies tons by skills as with everyone else. Do we ask the star athlete about his grades as the scores? Do we ask our doctors about their basketball skills? No
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