I completely agree. Like I get it, it’s probably not what most of you wanted to see when you were just eating your lunch and reading an entertainment website. But it was designed to help children with disabilities learn about a subject that may be difficult for them to understand (and to help their families teach them about that subject). rb is right about the repetition/modeling and concrete level of thinking in the film, even if the film is obviously outdated (which, duh).

Also, I’m sure I’m going to get all the downvotes for this, but I feel like some of the comments are in the vein of “ew, periods are gross!” or indicate that the commenter is somehow disturbed that the little girl is disabled? In med school we had to watch a video of variously-abled couples having sex (sometimes with the assistance of an aide) and some of my peers were very disturbed by the idea that people with cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, or severe intellectual disability might have gone through puberty and have active sex lives. Like they had never thought of it before?

The part that bothered me the most was “AIDS Disease.” 1. It’s a syndrome, not a disease, and 2. Syndrome is already in the acronym! Don’t add “disease” at the end!

As soon as I saw the large picture in the main post, I could tell that was Rich in the background! Wish I had known he would be there!