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Tags: Differences, Special Needs, Disability, Special Needs Children
Category Child Philosophy
Copyright Owner and Year Disability Is Natural, 2016

Words are powerful. Old, inaccurate descriptors and the inappropriate use of medical diagnoses perpetuate negative stereotypes and reinforce a significant and incredibly powerful attitudinal barrier. And this invisible, but potent, force -- not the diagnosis itself -- is the greatest obstacle facing individuals who have conditions we call disabilities.

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