The president used the term to describe Jose Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan who crossed the border into the U.S. and has been charged with the murder of Laken Riley.
It’s the medically accepted term. Being used as a definition not a pejorative. We use that term when diagnosing on a daily basis, It’s still in the handbook. And widely used for good reason.
Might want to reconsider what’s being censored and what’s being allowed…
Removed by mod
Removed, ableist slur.
It’s the medically accepted term. Being used as a definition not a pejorative. We use that term when diagnosing on a daily basis, It’s still in the handbook. And widely used for good reason.
Might want to reconsider what’s being censored and what’s being allowed…
First, no, it’s NOT “medically accepted” and hadn’t been for more than a decade.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2013/08/01/2013-18552/change-in-terminology-mental-retardation-to-intellectual-disability
Second, we don’t care, it’s NOT allowed.