Wednesday, October 3, 2012  Letter to the Editor of The New York
Times        Sincerely, Louise Kinross   They have chosen to
cling to it because they are using to use APA terminology and it
is not yet changed is what the public editor has said. The
direct implication is that it will be changed when the APA
terminology is.  I think requesting them to do it sooner given
the connotations of the word and the movement to end its use
sooner is in order. But you have answer to your question
already.  When is the APA going to change the terminology?  Also
all parents of children who fall under this terminology might
want to refrain from using it even when it is expedient, and the
parents should also request/demand that the term be removed from
education evaluations. Many schools and appraisals still use the
term. Each time the word is used, the use of it is reinforced
and validated. Hopefully if falls on the wayside from disuse.
Hopefully the next terms used don't go the same abusive path as
have so many of the term