I thought I'd share this news I just got from Warren Fried at Dyspraxia USA:
DOCUMENTARY ON LDS seeking people in US interested in participating
WHAT MAKES YOUR CHILD EXCEPTIONAL?
Major cable television documentary on learning differences seeks CHILDREN 7-14 YEARS OLD who have found a talent, strength or interest that is a source of self-esteem and pride. We are looking for EXPRESSIVE young people who are interested in helping others by sharing their experiences living and learning with dyslexia, dyscalculia, an auditory/visual processing disorder or any non-verbal ld. MINORS MUST HAVE PERMISSION OF A PARENT OR GUARDIAN TO BE CONSIDERED.
Please contact us about your child in complete confidence at LDFILM@AOL.COM < LDFILM@AOL.COM> with his or her age, first name, type of school currently attending, location, and a brief synopsis of your child’s schooling and social life. We will contact you shortly.
What do you think? Would you let your LD child participate in something like this or do you think it would be too hard on them? Brendan's too young, but if he were old enough, I'm not sure if I would do it or not. I mean, by allowing your child to be filmed you might potentially help someone else and break down the stigmas associated with Learning Disabilities and hopefully teach a few educators that there are many and varied ways to learn and that just because someone does have an LD does not mean that he or she is stupid and cannot learn. Just that they may need to learn in a non-traditional manner.
I don't know, though....
I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. And if you're going to submit your child's name, especially if he or she has Dyspraxia, I'd love to hear from you, too!
Oh! By the way, I hear the network that is filming this is –cough, cough – HBO. In case that makes a difference to you. They generally do a very good job with their docs as far as I have seen.
Anyway, let me hear from y'all on this. I am curious....
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There is a fine line between educating people about a child's differences and exploiting them. You have to decide which side of the line you think this will fall. Only then can you decide whether or not to participate.
Shari,
I do agree that something like this is a very personal choice.
I like that the focus, at least as it was presented, on what makes the children in the doc exceptional. Yes, they have learning disabilities, but they also excel in their own ways.
Despite the fact that I share much of our lives in this public space, I still don't think I could put my kids out in the public view to that extent.
And to the degree that it might help someone else, I do feel a little bad about that.
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