Time to tackle language. Special Needs, differently abled, global delay, spectrum disorder, angels, retarded, chromosomes, genetic disorders, tactile defensive, sensory integration, hypotonia, apraxia, and on and on. It is a completely different world and very overwhelming. Admitting that your little one is not like most kids is hard, then comes getting the pediatrician to listen, then the avalanche of terms and doctors. I have found that there is no good term or phrase that I like for Melyssa. Special needs is too 'sweet'. Differently abled too politically correct. To start, I am offended by labels in general, so trying to label my own is hard. I hate the sites that refer to God not giving us more than we can handle, thus he chose the parents of HIS 'special angels'. Not being religious I can't really stomach this. I don't have a good term or word, but I guess I don't really need one.
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