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blake murphy

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:16:38 +1300, Miche >
wrote:

>In article
>,
> Puester > wrote:
>
>> wrote:
>> > On Dec 17, 11:50?am, zxcvbob > wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > I think a lot of parents like to put labels on their kids so people
>> > think they're "special." "My child is allergic to peanuts." "My
>> > child is is dyslexic." "My child is autistic."
>>
>>
>>
>> If you've ever known anyone with a special needs child, you'd know they
>> would do anything to be able to say "My child is NORMAL."
>
>Exactly. I have two friends with children who are autistic, and it was
>a long, hard battle each time to actually get a diagnosis.
>
>Miche

i don't know about new zealand, but even in america, where schools are
supposedly required to deal with these things, sometimes it's no
picnic getting them on board.

your pal,
blake