Debbi wrote- ><shrug> There's a lot of 'warehousing' that's >occurred since 'mainstreaming' became all the rage, >and special programs were dismantled. While there are >benefits to both the mentally handicapped and the >'normal' child in many cases of mainstreaming, I have >2 friends in Special Education, and what isn't in >their job description but what they do includes: tube >feedings, diaper-changing, tracheostomy-tube >suctioning, dressing changes...etc. Even though there >are supposed to be "paras" to do that, there aren't >enough to go 'round and do the labor-intensive work.
I don't know if the term is only used in families where one child has "special needs", or is an "exceptional" family member, but the "normal" child is now more commonly being referred to as the "typical" child. Dee _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
