"Spastic" is also considered an offensive term in the U.K., according to the Oxford Learner's Dictionary, which describes it as "a word for a person who is affected by cerebral palsy that is now ...

Retard, spastic, window-licker - which words do Ouch readers find the most offensive when it comes to describing disabled people?

Unsurprisingly "retard" came top as the most offensive followed by "spastic". TOP TEN WORST WORDS 1. Retard 2. Spastic 3. Window-licker 4. Mong 5. Special 6. Brave 7. Cripple 8. Psycho 9. Handicapped ...

Spastic hemiplegia is the most common type of cerebral palsy. This causes symptoms in one-half of their body — you might experience pain, muscle stiffness, and lack of muscle control. Share on ...

This Is Why Disability Advocates Say It’s Not OK to Use ‘Spazz’ in Lyrics. Both Beyoncé and Lizzo have been called out recently about their use of the offensive term.

Following criticism from people in the disabled community, the word, which is slang for spastic, is being replaced. In a statement to the Associated Press, Beyoncé says the word was not used ...

This review deals with the neuronal mechanisms underlying spastic movement disorder, assessed by electrophysiological means with the aim of first, a better understanding of the underlying ...

The same is true of the related term spastic: In 2003, a BBC poll found that spastic was the second-most offensive term for disabled people, after only retard. Advertisement.

Spastic diplegia cerebral palsy (SDCP) is a form of cerebral palsy that causes muscle stiffness and spasms in a person’s legs and, sometimes, arms. This is due to damage to the motor cortex of ...

NEW YORK — Beyoncé is removing an offensive term for disabled people from a new song on her record “Renaissance," just weeks after rapper Lizzo also changed lyrics to remove the same word ...

Beyoncé will change a lyric in one of the songs on Renaissance in order to remove an offensive and ableist term. On the album's 11th track, "Heated," which features Beyoncé and Drake among its ...

Spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (SQCP) is a type of severe cerebral palsy with varying symptoms, such as mild stiffness to severe pain and uncontrollable muscle spasms.