I think it's wonderful that Disney aired it - really most kids are so accepting when things are just "things" and they know about it, rather than things being not explained. I'm sure that didn't make sense
Made perfect sense.
We were scared to death to have the third grade classroom teacher tell the whole class about DS's Asperger's; but it made all the difference in the world. The kids are accepting him the way he is. It is stunning.
Kids need to know the right names and explanations for disabilities-- disabled kids need it, and non-disabled kids need it.
Yay Disney.
DeeDee
You're right, Dee Dee. When my son was diagnosed with dysgraphia in second grade, we were very transparent with him and the school. When he went for pullouts for speech or OT or to the special Ed classroom while they did reading, spelling, etc., he wasn't ashamed of it because it was just a fact about his learning, not a stigma. When he finished pullouts at the beginning of fifth grade, he walked into his regular class and announced he'd graduated from special ed. The class cheered. (the teacher conveyed this to me afterwards.)
Making it factual and straightforward helped tremendously for all of us.