Don't be so sensitive...what, is it your period?
Retarded comes from the Latin retardare, "to make slow, delay, keep back, or hinder." The term was recorded in 1426 as a "fact or action of making slower in movement or time."
Today, the term "retarded" is slowly being replaced by new words like "special" or "challenged." The term "developmental delay" is rapidly gaining popularity among caretakers and parents of individuals with mental retardation. Using the word "delay" is preferred over "disability" by many people, because that term (delay) encapsulates the core deficit that creates mental retardation in the first place. Delay suggests that a person has been held back from their potential, rather than someone who has been disabled. Undoubtedly, these new terms will also gain derogatory meanings and will be replaced at some point.
Do I need to add a winkie? Please, don't make me do it. Tell me you don't fall into the growing majority of TTP population that has a cognitive disconnect in recognizing satire.
Do I need to add a winkie? Please, don't make me do it. Tell me you don't fall into the growing majority of TTP population that has a cognitive disconnect in recognizing satire.
For JBN's benefit: MHMR of Tarrant County - Mental Retardation - Historical Terms for Mental Retardation Continued
Most accurately:
In the future, we shall label this unique form of TTP retardation as Kjonsobism.
I.e.: "It's not his fault; Bergamascho suffers from Kjonsobism.
Hey have you heard??
Loungo let in a touchdown in Game 6 costing us the series
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