From the New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/.../18swimmer.html
A Disabled Swimmer’s Dream, a Mother’s Fight
By ALAN SCHWARZ
Published: June 18, 2008
SAN DIEGO — As Kendall Bailey swims, his praying-mantis limbs flapping him forward, something about the water disguises his many maladies: cerebral palsy, mental retardation, autism and more. Only in a swimming pool do they dissolve and allow his troubled body and mind to be all but normal. He is happy, safe and possibly the fastest disabled breaststroker in the world....
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I used to work with developmentally disabled teenagers while i was in college. Many of those labeled as cerebal palsy were almost to a one not able to swim. Even those who had very minor cases. Now we have expanded the diagnostic filed for Autism, why are we surprised that more children are now labeled as autistic?
Our psychologists said that if the kid can walk his IQ was 4. If he turned his head when some one said his name it was 5. diagnosing developmental diabibilities is still a long way from being exact. But getting better.
I used to work with developmentally disabled teenagers while i was in college. Many of those labeled as cerebal palsy were almost to a one not able to swim. Even those who had very minor cases. Now we have expanded the diagnostic filed for Autism, why are we surprised that more children are now labeled as autistic?
Our psychologists said that if the kid can walk his IQ was 4. If he turned his head when some one said his name it was 5. diagnosing developmental diabibilities is still a long way from being exact. But getting better.
