tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post5076901791276307557..comments2024-02-25T10:24:30.868-05:00Comments on Special needs disability parenting BLOOM: France upholds ban on Down syndrome ad: Children too 'happy'BLOOM - Parenting Kids With Disabilitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901482901008135659noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-35472265116020675752016-12-18T13:06:17.089-05:002016-12-18T13:06:17.089-05:00I am appalled. I have a child with Autism and I r...I am appalled. I have a child with Autism and I recall with each pregnancy we were asked if we wanted Down Syndrome screening, and every time we said no, the child would arrive in their own way and we would not interfere. It is sad that an ad like this should be legally banned because of the decision some people made to go against the grain. So it makes them feel guilty, that is GOOD!, but it was their decision. Ask almost any parent of a child with Down Syndrome and they will all answer that their kids are just as happy as any other child. The only people who are not happy are those who feel guilty for not giving their own child the chance, or themselves to find out how happy a Down Syndrome child can be. Shame on those who banned the ad :(<br /><br />PhilPhil Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-74478963342191758952016-11-30T14:18:52.685-05:002016-11-30T14:18:52.685-05:00I had a conversation once with a friend of mine wh...I had a conversation once with a friend of mine who is French, who is currently about 40 years old. He had no memory of kids with special needs in his community or schools growing up, and didn't know where the children would have been educated. He was genuinely puzzled by this model, once I asked about it. Liz the PTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447392662850613354.post-66981819159919778712016-11-14T13:56:20.247-05:002016-11-14T13:56:20.247-05:00For once, I don't even know what to say. This...For once, I don't even know what to say. This makes me feel overwhelmingly sad, not just for my son's Down syndrome community, but for a world that is moving more and more towards the exclusion of 'the other' and a world that does not celebrate (never mind value or even tolerate) diversity of many kinds, including intellectual disability. <br /><br />Prenatal screening rates are high in many European countries, including France: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/06/16/down-syndrome-screening-isnt-about-public-health-its-about-eliminating-a-group-of-people/. Women deserve to have as much information as possible in order to make an informed decision about screening, testing and termination...and that includes information about what it is like to have a child with a disability. This commercial offers a sliver of an insight into that life - by banning it, they are denying women the information to make a truly informed choice. sue robinshttp://www.suerobins.comnoreply@blogger.com