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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Opposite of advanced

What is the opposite of "an advanced child"?
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Before the days of Political Correctness, of course, the term was 'retarded'. I think that the accepted term these days is 'challenged' - and that word can be modified to refer to a specific.

— Philip

  • Before the days of Political Correctness, of course, the term was 'retarded'.
  • I think that the accepted term these days is 'challenged' - and that word can be modified to refer to a specific.
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Before the days of Political Correctness, of course, the term was 'retarded'. I think that the accepted term these days is 'challenged' - and that word can be modified to refer to a specific.
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If a baby walks at 10 months he is considered advanced but what if he walks at 2 years of age, would you say he is challenged?
Could you say 'late'?

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Well,I would probably agree with the person who said “challenged” or “retarded” because that is pretty much the words people like us Americans would use to describe the child you are trying to tell us about.

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