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What in the hell is wrong with people?

Some searches that landed on my site today:
“quinn bradlee retarded”
Quinn Bradlee is the son of Benjamin C. Bradlee, the vice-president of The Washington Post, and journalist Sally Quinn. He has velo-cardio-facial syndrome aka 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, the same disorder my own daughter has.
Dear morons: people with VCFS are not “retarded,” and Quinn Bradlee certainly isn’t, [...]

22Q11 Deletion Terminology: A Parent’s View

It’s always fun trying to explain my daughter’s disability to strangers. I’ll usually start with, “My daughter has a rare genetic disorder,” to which they’ll reply, “What’s it called?” And then I take a deep breath and say, “It’s called velo-cardio-facial syndrome.”
Them: “Huh?”
Me: “Also known as 22q11 deletion syndrome.”
Them: “Still haven’t heard of it.”
Me: “Sometimes [...]