> I don't think I like the term  "spastic drooling idiots". I know their has to
> be labels for everything. I may not like them, but they sure get my daughter
> what she needs.  They don't offend me anymore. I use to cry everytime someone
> would come up to me and ask is my daughter knew me or what went on around her.
> My daughter is classified as spastic quadraplegic cerebral palsy, mixed
> cerebral palsy, and infantile cerebral palsy.  My daughter also drools.  My
> daughter has learned her letters, numbers, using primitive and actual sign
> language, and other things.  If  a child can't speak or is slow to perform how
> then can their intelligence level be accurately determined.  They have used the
> Vineland and other test and they show her to be at a low level when tested
> inside a clinical setting.  When she is tested at home, by a professional with
> no family to distract her, she test a lot higher.  She performs in a very
> appropiate way and responds consistantly and accurately.

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