I'm tired. I'll do it later or get someone to do it for me.explain the first and last?
My mother calls it a learning disability, but it seems to be a mix between mild autism and mild retardation.
Both of those words are negative things. We are describing a negative thing.Suggest term "intellectual disability" vs. "retardation". The word "retard" has a negative connotation although it is still often used.
So I can't use the basic term because someone decided to turn it into an insult?
interesting. you seemed okay with me using the word autism, even though it's much more commonly used with a negative connotation, And it was on your wikipedia list. Where is the safe word for it?
So I can't use the basic term because someone decided to turn it into an insult?
Duh. What are you, gay? Do you have AIDS or something?