special needs children

Canada
March 18, 2007 9:03am CST
Does anybody have a child with special needs and if so, what are your struggles? How do you deal with people who are ignorant of the disabled be it mental, physical or emotional?
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Ravenladyj
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
18 Mar 07
My youngest was a special needs child he was born at 24 weeks gest. and when he finally got home he needed to be on constant oxygen and have various things tested weekly (a nurse would come to the house to take care of all that) and looking back I dont think I ever remember anyone being inconsiderate or ignorant etc etc...in fact ppl were more than accomadating more often than not come to think of it..
Ravenladyj
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
18 Mar 07
I just wanted to add that I had an ex who (after an accident we were in) was quadrapeligic *sp* and i can say without a doubt that ppl were extremely ignorant, less than pleasant and sometimes flatout rude when it came to him/us etc etc....Everythign from thinking that because he was paralyzed he was also braindead or couldnt think for himself, to finding him an inconvience when we were out and so on...
chantelg4
@chantelg4 (21)
• Canada
18 Mar 07
That's terrible, especially since the physical disability was very evident and still they were rude like that. I think people fear what they don't understand or know.