Spread the Word to End the Word

Special Olympics has been running a campaign "Spread the Word to End the Word" one of the most fascinating parts, aside from their diligent work to garner over 70,000 pledges to date, is the r-word counter. Did you know you can click to see exactly how many times the r-word is being written in online media? That number doesn't even count the 27 times a recent on air personality and countless others have said it out loud.

Now some might say your son is not mentally challenged, why are you so touchy about the r-word? Well I'll tell you why. It's simple and it has nothing whatsoever to do with Austin. Yes, it's true he has no cognitive delay...so what? I can still think for myself and this much I know, the use of this word in any other context than a medical diagnosis is wrong. Period. End of story.

Help eradicate the r-word from everyday speech by taking the Pledge.



When all is said and done Thumper's mom said it best, 'If you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all.'

You can check here for events in your area to help spread awareness.