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[quote=Anonymous]People did not appear to be special needs because kids with special needs were removed from mainstream classrooms and put in a special ed classroom.  Or they were removed from mainstream schools altogether.  That's why parents in the 70s fought so hard *against* their kids being labeled.  It is also why they have no effing clue why their adult children seek out labels for their own children so that they can receive services in the most inclusive setting.

My dad was in med school in the 70s and then in training.  We never ate in restaurants.  I never got new clothes unless my grandmother made them for me.  We did not go on vacations except to visit other relatives.  We had one car.  It was old and broke down a lot.  My dad walked to and from work.  I walked to and from school.  When things broke they did not get fixed or replaced.  Even after my dad got a job and began to get paid well, my parents didn't know how to handle it and did not loosen up on the purse strings for years.[/quote]

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