and if you were not born he;d have never learned. 

--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> When Janet and I were trying to start a family, our
> OB/GYN and Family Doc
> were great; the ones that seemed surprised we were
> interested in starting a
> family were the ones who "should have known better"
> - neurologists, PT's
> OT's, etc.  We found a great neurology team now, and
> have educated a lot of
> the others.  The education still continues though;
> both professionally and
> personally.  Janet's family actually sounds like
> they needed less
> "education" than mine did.  They weren't tainted by
> the "professional"
> opinions of what someone with CP (or other
> disabilities) should be able to
> accomplish.  It would be interesting to know whether
> alternative
> communication methods have been tried in this girl's
> case.
> 
> My dad was one of those "well educated imbeciles"
> until I was born, and then
> he quickly learned that people with CP could, and
> should, be expected to do
> the same things others do.  From a cultural
> standpoint, it was tougher for
> him, as he had a cousin who was born with Down
> Syndrome back in the 30's,
> and a nephew (my cousin) with significant cognitive
> and physical
> disabilities who was born about  1957.
> 
> 
> On 10/8/07, ken barber <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > and some of them are well educated imbiciles.
> > fantastically educated.
> >
> > --- Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > There are imbiciles in the world
> > >
> > > That [DON'T} THINK THAT
> > >
> > > A CP MOTHER  will o n l y  beget a cp kid.
> > >
> > > I've heard this too many times anong other GEMS
> OF
> > > WIZZDOM
> > >
> > >  I'm sorry
> > >
> > > My situation re violence and synagogues and all
> that
> > >
> > > Has gone to the level of "twilight zone.
> > >
> > > I'm beyond cynacle
> > >
> > > But I'll be ok
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> 
> Kendall
> 
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
> 
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
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