{"id":4237,"date":"2015-02-12T08:37:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=4237"},"modified":"2015-02-12T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T13:37:08","slug":"stop-the-stigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/stop-the-stigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop the stigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10991654_874184825956036_6658507425696761472_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4238 aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/10991654_874184825956036_6658507425696761472_o-1024x576.jpg\" width=\"467\" height=\"262\" \/><\/a>Good advice in general, but especially when it has become common to cite not always well understood disorders in joking. 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