# 3 things I learned from my intellectually disabled son

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED@Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
- Speaker: Emilie Weight
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emilie_weight_3_things_i_learned_from_my_intellectually_disabled_son)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

As a mother with a son affected with Fragile X syndrome -- a genetic disorder -- Emilie Weight believes that a diagnosis of disability can create opportunity, not despair. Her son's differences compelled her to question her inner self and her role in the world. With this new mindset she discovered his true superhero qualities when she stopped treating him like a patient and started treating him like a partner, leading her to three essential tools for how to approach life.

## Lectures

1. [3 things I learned from my intellectually disabled son](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emilie_weight_3_things_i_learned_from_my_intellectually_disabled_son/cd625f466154), 10 min (TED's player)