Comments on: RADishes, BP and Aspies – What’s In a Name? http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name Contains information on various special needs from the unique perspective of the adoptive parents of special children. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:07:41 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: theaquinos http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name/comment-page-1#comment-496 theaquinos Tue, 14 Mar 2006 20:20:23 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/03/09/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name#comment-496 In a world where everyone is so afraid to be politically incorrect, I find no difference in refering to my children as my lefty, my blondy, or my aspie. It is a term that is discriptive of either my childs physical traits or mannerisms. By saying my aspie (to my inner circle who would know what that meant) they would recognize that the story I am about to relay needs to be understood as it would relate to a child with aspergers. I am probably more concerned when people refer to my daughter as a blonde whenever she does something age appropriate for a 13 year old but not too smart for an adult. In a world where everyone is so afraid to be politically incorrect, I find no difference in refering to my children as my lefty, my blondy, or my aspie. It is a term that is discriptive of either my childs physical traits or mannerisms. By saying my aspie (to my inner circle who would know what that meant) they would recognize that the story I am about to relay needs to be understood as it would relate to a child with aspergers. I am probably more concerned when people refer to my daughter as a blonde whenever she does something age appropriate for a 13 year old but not too smart for an adult.

]]> By: Julie http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name/comment-page-1#comment-495 Julie Fri, 10 Mar 2006 15:33:48 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/03/09/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name#comment-495 It's not just therapists - I was introduced to FLK through our pediatric nurse practioner. They "label" kids like that to say that there may be something medically going on there - like FAS or other conditions that affect their appearance. <br /> <br /> I realize that non-labeling is PC...but what isn't PC in my book is keeping families from being able to express what it's like living with and loving special kids!!! It’s not just therapists – I was introduced to FLK through our pediatric nurse practioner. They “label” kids like that to say that there may be something medically going on there – like FAS or other conditions that affect their appearance.

I realize that non-labeling is PC…but what isn’t PC in my book is keeping families from being able to express what it’s like living with and loving special kids!!!

]]> By: Nancy Spoolstra http://special-needs.adoptionblogs.com/weblogs/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name/comment-page-1#comment-494 Nancy Spoolstra Fri, 10 Mar 2006 04:44:11 +0000 http://parenting-sp.www.adoptionblogs.com/2006/03/09/radishes-bp-and-aspies-what-s-in-a-name#comment-494 Great thought-provoking post, Julie. Here's a label I will NEVER forget... a well-known attachment therapist was telling me about a particular child she had treated and she described him as an "FLK". I was stumped... and she told me that meant "Funny Looking Kid"!!! Apparently that is an acronym used in at least SOME mental health/child communities. She wasn't being nasty or disrespectful... it was just a way of describing what she was seeing. So if therapists can use FLK, why can't parents use RAD? Certainly there are more important things for folks to stew about than how we describe our kids? Great thought-provoking post, Julie. Here’s a label I will NEVER forget… a well-known attachment therapist was telling me about a particular child she had treated and she described him as an “FLK”. I was stumped… and she told me that meant “Funny Looking Kid”!!! Apparently that is an acronym used in at least SOME mental health/child communities. She wasn’t being nasty or disrespectful… it was just a way of describing what she was seeing. So if therapists can use FLK, why can’t parents use RAD? Certainly there are more important things for folks to stew about than how we describe our kids?

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