Further, children with arthritis must be treated just like everyone else. They need the same discipline, the same allowance, the same grades, and the same respect as all the other children. Arthritis might affect the body, but it must never be allowed to affect the mind.
People with arthritis are no different from everyone else in the world. They all need to grow up, have jobs, and develop interpersonal relationships. Some will have some difficulty with mechanical problems. Many will have small things they can't do if you watch them carefully. Few will go on to be professional athletes but, if treated properly, even fewer will be totally disabled by their disease.
Far more children have been disabled because they were told they couldn't do things than those who were really disabled by their disease. Parents should never accept being told that their child is condemned to a wheelchair. In almost every case, we should be able to correct the problem and get them walking again.
