Flashback 3 months to end of school year. We just returned from 8th Grade Continuation Ceremony. This evening marked the end of a wonderful 3 years in middle school for our daughter,…
Anything is possible. When you are working with young people with a difference (or even those without them), it is always important to have that idea in the back of your mind. …
I have a difference. Sometimes in the summer, I get over heated really, really easily. My face gets bright red and I get sick. I have to be very careful about what I…
I always drag myself to the bathroom to brush my teeth in the morning. There are mirror doors so I can see myself. My left eye slides to the left instead of staying…
My name is Zoe and this is the time I figured out I had dyslexia and I had to go to my tutor. I was in 2nd grade and all of my friends could…
Hi, my name is Nathan. I am nine years old, and in 3rd grade. I have eczema. Eczema is when you get dry skin and open cuts on your hands, feet, knees and lips. …
Five years ago, my life was very different. Five years ago, I was treated differently. Five years ago, I was bullied because of my one finger on each hand. I have come far…
I have always wondered what makes me, Me! All the things I am someone else is too. Then I realized that my whole life I never talk in a loud voice. When you…
When I look at myself and others I see tons of differences which makes me realize that everyone of us is special and unique in their own way. One of my differences is…
Most people talk fine and they are the same. I have a speech problem that makes me different. It is different, but it is what makes me, me. This program helped me realize…
Hi! My name is Tyler Scott. My differences are my asthma, and its weird, but I don’t have a middle name. Having no middle name is not a physical difference; it’s just a…