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In a message dated 6/2/02 8:46:16 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< Ren - the term for the distinction you draw is "people first"
language. >>

Yes, I'm aware of that. I guess in dealing with so many people that have
varying disabilities, I have distaste for the term "disabled" when referring
to physical and mental disabilities.
I do however, think that disabled perfectly applies to miserable, selfish,
dysfunctional people. I suppose that's unfair.
The Deaf community is very exclusive sometimes.
My sis and her good friend started a program to help build bridges between
the deaf community and the hearing. It's been an interesting project, there
is certain etiquette one has to know when dealing with the deaf community.
Things I never would have been aware of.

Ren

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In a message dated 6/2/02 8:46:16 PM Central Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< . So really our brains are always capable of being "re-wired" >>

To a point. I'm sure there will be amazing research in this arena over the
next decade and beyond. You can do a hemisperectomy (removal of half the
brain) on a young child and the other half can almost take on the tasks of
the entire brain.
The older the child is, the more likely there will be permanent, severe
problems. I can't imagine a Hemispherectomy done on an adult yielding very
good results.
Neural pathways are still formed at an amazing rate the first five years.

Ren

Alan & Brenda Leonard

> I'm also afraid there might be a little bit of an adrenaline addiction
> going on.

Patti,

Any chance you could get them to split it up and go running, go exercise,
box, ride bikes, etc? Maybe they could channel that fighting instinct in a
more positive way. Just a thought.

brenda