Having a child with a developmental disorder of any kind is heartbreaking. As you watch your child grow and fall behind, a little piece of your heart just breaks. But, then there are those times when they achieve the unthinkable and you couldn’t be more proud. One thing that is for certain, we love our children with no conditions. And, that is why we protect them to the best of our ability. Keep reading to find out one way this mom is protecting her child’s feelings when people try to pretend or walk around the truth.

Key Takeaways:

• My son is disabled. That is an unpopular term. I’m supposed to say my son has special needs or that he’s developmentally delayed.
• I don’t mind the term “special needs,” but I hate the term “developmentally delayed.”
• Everything that’s delayed eventually gets where it needs to be. Trains, buses, planes, you name it, yeah! He’s gonna catch up!”

“I don’t mind the term “special needs,” but I hate the term “developmentally delayed.” It took me three years of relentless searching to finally get a diagnosis and when I did, that’s what I was told: My son was developmentally delayed.”

http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/1129566/son-is-disabled