In today’s society, not every person is seen in the light of what their inner beauty and charm extends to. In the past, people were labeled with cruel terms and treated with no more humanity than what their label implied.
From experience we now know that the way a person is labeled can effect their entire life. For instance, a baby diagnosed at birth as being "incompatible with life" may not get the life saving medical care he or she needs, since his/her label implies that there is no hope. We have found out, that even in the most extreme cases, there always lies chance. For everyone to be able to reach their potential, it must be first viewed as a possibility.
Speak of others as you would like spoken of yourself . It may just mean your child’s acceptance by his/her peers, the trust of others, or your own next best friend.
Insulting Terms... |
Use These Terms Instead ... |
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| - Downs Syndrome - Down's Syndrome |
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| - Downs person - Down syndrome person - Victim of Down Syndrome - Afflicted with Down syndrome - Infected with Down syndrome - Mongoloid |
Instead of "Person" all of the time, replace with: - infant
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| - Retard or Retarded - Mental Retard - Dumb - Stupid - Unable - Incapable - disabled - handicapped - Vegetable - Idiot |
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Insulting Phrases... |
Use These Phrases Instead ... |
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| - "I'm sorry" - "What a pity." - "How sad" |
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| - "Maybe they'll find a cure." - "She'll grow out of it." - "Isn't there anything the doctors can do?" |
"She'll grow to be a great person, like you !" |
Insulting Terms... |
Use These Terms Instead ... |
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| - Normal - Well - Lucky - Person without Problems |
Person not diagnosed with anything
Typical person |
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