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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen a few threads recently (both on the SN board and general parenting) where parents refer to their kids w HFA as having a "disability". My kid has been diagnosed with HFA and ADHD and I don't consider this to be a disability. It has never occurred to me to refer to my child as disabled. I may be wrong, but in the grand scheme of things SN related (or in the grand scheme of life in general) the way I view it is that we are just dealing with a few challenges that we have the support lined up to help us deal with. IMHO this isn't a disability. Am I alone here?[/quote] This seems like an odd question to me. Do you really not know any other kids for whom the HFA or ADHD diagnosis refers to behaviors and limitations that are far more profound than what your child experiences? Of course it can be a disability. But if your child is mildly affected, then don't refer to him as having a disability if you don't want to.[/quote]
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