Iconic Impactor- Top 10 VIP 2023/Educator of The Year 2023/Motivational Speaker International /Amazon #1Our Forgotten Children
What stands out to you here? What are the first thoughts that go through your mind when you read the list? How often have you dismissed someone because of their title or judged people, their life, their intelligence because of a title or perhaps because of not having a title? People make the title, let’s start getting to know the best label and that is their birth name. The title you have does not make you any more or less important. Let’s get back to what values, beliefs, and personal characteristics of the individuals. This comes to my mind after reading a comment in the chat of a zoom meeting where a statement was written “ Lori I just attended a workshop where the presenter said that people with special needs don’t let go of their medical labels because if they do, they won’t get their needs met” We need to understand and separate characteristics of a diagnosis from characteristics of the person. Instead of always saying my child has special needs can we say my child has human needs which need to be uniquely addressed? Yes, a label such as a condition aids in proper treatment etc., just don’t stop there. PLEASE remember there is a human being under the label, that also is asking to be seen, heard, and understood.
