I worked with people with developmental disabilities for a long time. I get the impression that a higher percentage of the parents of the individuals were racist, and concerned with "ethnic purity".
Don't get me wrong, I am NOT saying that just because you or your child has MR/DD you are a racist inbreeder that has committed incest, i am aware that MR/DD occurs for many reasons. And I cared about the individuals I worked for, who were mostly very kind, decent, and productive people.
I just noticed that the rate of racist parents among the MR/DD parents seems to be much, much higher than everyday parents I have met in passing, and these parents seem to have had several MR children as opposed to other more tolerant families just having one.
Is there any scientific connection between this 'racial purity' agenda and cognitive delay?
2007-01-10
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