tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069736667030349490.post8665878752843725274..comments2023-06-16T05:03:44.387-07:00Comments on Ten Second Kids in a Two Second World: Reaching OutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069736667030349490.post-20112466833792233812014-02-01T23:24:39.292-08:002014-02-01T23:24:39.292-08:00Linda - sometimes I do use the term brain damage t...Linda - sometimes I do use the term brain damage to describe the impact alcohol has had on my son. I don't like to, but if it helps teachers or others who interact with him to understand he has real physical reasons for what is going on then I figure the understanding is worth it. I've also used neuro compromised for the same reason. It's just that lately I have been "pie in the sky" dreaming about an end state - a vision - of what it would look like if our society really respected and valued neuro cognitive diversity. Those terms feel wrong for that imaginary place. So if we are going to strive to achieve that vision - don't we need words for it - to describe it - to build it? This whole conversation is so VERY theoretical (and thus so UN-FASD friendly). Thinking about this has really made me realize how huge the difference between my brain and my son and brother Bill's is. It's like we are actually members of difference cultures speaking different languages that only share enough similarity to confuse us into thinking we understand each other. Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028778070561332377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6069736667030349490.post-35763707883087184702014-02-01T08:46:49.811-08:002014-02-01T08:46:49.811-08:00Well, it won't help you to know that my husban...Well, it won't help you to know that my husband and I say "whacked" or "dain bramaged" (the latter a term borrowed from Bill Cosby). So, you are right, the question is best asked of people who have FASD. The adults who live their lives under this umbrella. I wonder what Liz would say?Linda Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719854417997237520noreply@blogger.com