"false sense of hope" is a terrible thing to get sucked into i must admit. And i've seen families who have been pulled into this way of thinking by well meaning professionals.
thank you for clarifying your original post, I think I still feel that children with mental retardation still have something to offer the world. They may not be able to contribute to society in the traditional sense... but they still have something to offer to society.
sweetpea
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