> 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. virginia q