For starters, someone does not suffer from something. Simon has ADHD not Simon suffers from ADHD.
Janice uses a wheelchair. She isn’t wheelchair bound.
Christopher is not mentally handicapped, mentally defective, retarded or subnormal. He has a learning disability.
And that also goes with describing a person with learning disabilities. She is not a “dyslexic kid”. She has dyslexia.
And if you think we are being causeless sticklers, understand that how you address someone can impact the way he or she feels, thinks and relates to the world around them.
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