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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"[quote]Oh, she has a physical disorder.[/quote]

You are recommending that someone use this terminology in front of their own SN kid? I can tell that you:

(a) don't have a special-needs kid
(b) haven't read through this whole thread

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You're right on (a) and not on (b).  But I am happy to be educated, so please tell me why this is a bad thing to say.  (I really mean that sincerely, not snarkily.)  I would think the kid already knows s/he has something, so it's not like the parent wants to hide it from him/her.  I suppose one could name the condition, but it seems like that's not necessary and isn't deserved by the rude asking kid.  Is it the word "disorder" that's not good to use?  What's the better term?  "Condition"?  And I take it from the rest of the thread that it's more than physical, but I don't think the rude kid deserves a complete answer.  
I figured answering in front of the kid wasn't a problem, because a friend whose kid has muscular dystrophy handles other kids' questions that way.  But maybe that's not for everyone.[/quote]

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