tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378948947098078935.post8286810738261612345..comments2023-04-11T08:28:01.262-07:00Comments on Down Syndrome - Up Up Up and Away!: Gifted, advanced, high functioning. low functioning......labels or excuses?Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13770519849147434962noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378948947098078935.post-81449579173918684032011-04-13T07:10:01.616-07:002011-04-13T07:10:01.616-07:00Yep. Well put.Yep. Well put.Meriahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495074138385568379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378948947098078935.post-41871906248994352002011-04-05T20:42:32.242-07:002011-04-05T20:42:32.242-07:00"Our biggest problem is convincing others to ..."Our biggest problem is convincing others to have high expectations for her and getting them to understand just how smart she is!" <br /><br />I agree! Right now we are K's teachers, but once she goes to school, it will be important that her teachers also have high expectations.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770519849147434962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3378948947098078935.post-77654837918857097652011-04-05T13:44:57.224-07:002011-04-05T13:44:57.224-07:00I have never liked the term high functioning. Some...I have never liked the term high functioning. Someone used to tell us that all the time when Goldie was a baby. I couldn't figure out why because I did not consider her to be HF. She is my 3rd and her delays were very obvious to me. <br /><br />At first I was sad, then I decided that she had so much potential and it was our job to help her realize it. Our biggest problem is convincing others to have high expectations for her and getting them to understand just how smart she is!Brandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704697731192764110noreply@blogger.com