Amazing AZ

Guess who I met

2012-01-17T03:00:00.000-08:00

So last Tuesday I went to San Francisco's pier at night. It was nice because it was not crowed or anything but I was not there to sight see. I was not there because I like the city but yet I was there to go the Aquarium by the bay but I was not there to see fish.

I was there to see a movie and not just a movie but a Q and A with the film maker do you know who yet?

I will give u a hint he is also a father,

He is a fabulous photo journalist his work has been in Time Magazine

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It Was DAN HABIB OF INCLUDING SAM.

I was so excited to meet him and listen to him speak. He is soo good with presenting there were some kids there and it was really nice that he took the time to interact with him. He had recognized me and during the presentation asked me to stand up and I got a standing ovation. I really loved going it was soo cool because I finally got to 'meet' him . Of course we have been Facebook friends for a while now. I really love having IRLs. I was in my element going to stuff like this really solidifies that I want to be a disabled advocate on the rights of inclusion of students with disabilities. I am norm, something I am a part of is going to be having another youth summit and this time I will be attending. The best part was that the evening changed people's attitudes and got the conversation started. Thanks Dan for coming hope to see you again soon

MLK Poetry contest 2010

2012-01-16T15:03:00.001-08:00

Happy MLK day

here is what I have to say to DR.King
Thank you Martin Luther King for paving the way for me. If it was not for you I would not have been born Thank you for laying the ground work for inclusion of those with disabilities wish you were alive to see how much closer we are to achieving your dream.

Ps when i do laundry I do the color load first then the whites

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America 2012

2012-01-13T22:13:00.000-08:00

I have never been to CHOP which stands for Children's Hospital of Philidelphia nor do i plan to donate a penny to them?

Why you ask

Meet Amelia she is a little girl whose needs a new kidney yet her parents were told by CHop that she can't because she has as the doctor's put it ever soo nicely. can you hear I am being sarcastic here Mental retardation and brain damage.

IF I WERE A CARTOON I WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS

This is not fair as a advocate for those with disabilities It feels as if we are back to square one where kids with Intellectual disabilities yeah that is the right term are put into instutions. Socity has come to a census that this is wrong yet a DR can still say fthis in 2012 that is not fair.

As a person living with CP I feel deeply saden by the fact that this can still be said in 2012. I have been preaty lucky so far in that I have not needed and surgryies and would hate to think that someone would say no to me because I was not fit to live. Isn't that what Adolph Hitler did in Germany nearly 100 years ago. Isn't that what slave owners did to blacks when they treated them like horses during slavery. yeah that is exactly what they did but we now look back on that with same.

COME ON AMERICA WE CAN DO BETTER.

CLICK HERE TO HELP AMELIA BY SIGNING A PETION THEY NEED A LOT MORE VOTES

Cerebral Palsy is not hopeless

2012-01-10T11:40:00.000-08:00

I have many memories of watching 60 minutes . It has been a tradition that has been happening for a long time in my household . I loved seeing Andy Rooney at the end and I am sad that he died. He passed away the day of my softball torment last year.

So On sunday when I was on face book and someone posted that 60 minutes would speak about CP I do what I normally do. I sneak into my parent's room and watch TV as was the case Sunday night. I really like how 60 minutes so far has portrayed people with disabilities up until this point but the piece was a exception.

The way the reporter talked about CP painted a very sad picture of my disability. The story starts out with phrases such as "hopeless disease." Sorry but I have CP and no it is not hopeless nor a disease, its a disability.I invite anyone who thinks that Cp is hopeless to come spend some time at my place. Laughter is a common thing in my house and I have played sports gone to school attend college. I am really funny . yes I have a disability but it is not the end the world.

This brings up the whole point of the article. The article talks about wanting to "cure" CP and other disabilities using illegal stem sells. I find it wrong because I have CP and I do not want to be cure of CP. It is apart of who I am . It is not hopeless nor is it the end of the world. My advice to parents of kids with CP is step back take a deep breath and do not go to other countries to get stem cells because having CP is not that bad. As of January 2012 stem cells can not help Cp yet CP is not hopeless. I am living proof that therapy and lots of love will do wonders. For whatever reason I have disabilities and you know what I am normal. This is my normal.

Sixth grade part one : orientation

2012-01-09T12:16:00.001-08:00

I remember going to school for orientation. I would be in Pod 2. My sixth grade class was split up into Pods. This meant that a group of kids would have the same English Math and Science class. This would be my first time rotating classes as well. This system seemed to be a good idea because all the teachers were next door to each other. This was also a good idea because the kids in each class had the potential to become great friends. I stay potential because it never really worked out. Due to social skills problems I never really had friends without disabilities from middle school on up. Let me say that at least I knew everyone name by the end of the year.

During ordination I would come to find that my pod was the cool advanced pod. Our pod had a mascot the sea horse which none of the other pods had as well as fun math. I did not do very much math that year instead we did art projects it was cool. My teacher was very old in fact back in 2003 he had some former students children. He is now retiring at the end of this school year 2011. I was the only one from my family to have him. Book gal went to a private school and Princess was in a different pod. He had some disabilities but that did not prevent him from teaching math science and PE as well as coach sports.

Anyway after orientation I went out breakfast with DD, we were friends all throughout middle school, I had no idea what w to as to come that year.

My MIddle School Memories Introduction

2012-01-06T20:11:00.000-08:00

Hi guys I just want to let you know that I will be training to blog about my mid school years from the best of my memory. There are a few reasons for doing this.

1 The people I started blogging with now have kids that are almost middle school age

2 It was a rough years for me

3 I hope my story can improve other middle school, or future middle school students.

So have a great weekend and be sure to tuin in Monday to read about orientation to sixth grade.

Something that has been on my mind since the new year o

2012-01-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

So we had a New Years day party at my house yesterday. I had a great time ; however some one said something about Dick Clark

Dick Clark and new years eve have been a package deal most of the time since i was born. , It is only recently that I became aware of the person who has hosted for a long time apparently to long for some people.

here is what I heard by two people say about Dick Clark.

Dick Clark should not be on tv anymore. I could not understand him.

First off Dick Clark had a stroke that caused his speech to be slurred but HE IS THE ONE WHO CAME UP WITH THE NEWS YEAR EVE. When he started if ,40 years ago he was abled body the only thing that happend is he had a stoke. What would have happend if Dick Clark had the stork around the time he was born ie Cp, Well back then his parents would have been advised to put him in a institution and the New York new years thing would have not existed.

So here is my option on the matter. Mr.Clark should get to contiue bringing in the new years as long as he wants to. It is a good awareness for people with strokes. Having a stroke should not hinder anyone from having a fun New Year. Happy New Year Everyone

2011 Year in Review

2011-12-31T17:15:00.000-08:00

It seems like yesterday I did a 2010 year in review now it is time to do it for 2011 and before you know it will be time for a 2012 year in review. I honestly love doing these it is a chance to reflect on all the great things that happend during the year so without further delay here it is.

January 2011: I had a my first long winter break and started taking college level classes at my local community college . Book gal started her last semester of high school.

C, me and R 2/2011

February 2011 : I made a buzzer short my cousin came to vist
March 2011: The college thing just clicked for me. It took long enough

April 2011: I actually aced a college essay. I competed in the Menlo Games .Book Gal gets accepted to UMass Boston.

May 2011: Book Gal turns 18. I go to a job intake but it did not work out yet I had fun in the process. .

My Dad and I fourth of July 2011

June 2011: Book Gal graduates high school we celebrate with friends and family,. My grandma comes up and My parents grandma and me take a day trip to Monterey. I became a Hope Solo fan watching the Women's world Cup.

July 2011; Celebrated our country independence day in sacramento with my mom's family Book gal leaves for college . My big brother turned 27 and my dad had his b day as well

"Sexy" minni mouse Halloween 2011

August 2011: I saw my old aid in the park, Princess turns 17 and starts her senior year . I begin my second year of college.
September 2011: I turn two decades old how did that happend

October 2011 : I met Steve Wampler and rocked out at the 25 annual bridge school concert. I also attended my first buddy walk

November2011: I got to be a goalie in the special olympics tournament and watch power soccer at the Ability expo in san jose . Princess became the first African american to win homecoming at her high school

December 2011 : My parents celebrate 21 years of marriage . My dog has been in our family for seven years Christmass eve I enjoy Mario games on my three Ds. My mom and I had a Comical Costco trip.

Me and Santa at the Christmass tree farm December 2011

Disability Awareness post that you do not want to miss

Having CP is not the end of the world
Value of my Life
My name is AZ not az

Happy New Year Everyone

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A Comical Casco trip

2011-12-30T22:39:00.000-08:00

It all started earlier today my mom and I were in Costco we are having a New Years Day party at our house sunday so we need some Sparkling apple cider. My mom needed this drink and had been looking all over for it no luck. i ask someone he tells me it is in the asile we come to this

it is up high we get it down After we got it done someone told us it was here

behind us on the table

Other things that made me laugh on the Cosco trip
The jacket we wanted to buy did not have a tag in it

and my mom left her card at the cash regster
Costco
will never be the same

Any Funny things happend to you guys today

Stick around for year in review coming soon

A great holiday story

2011-12-24T14:45:00.001-08:00

Winter Break

2011-12-18T19:02:00.000-08:00

Hay guys so I have been ultra bussy with finals but they are over so over the break i will be blogging and maybe trying my hand at web design.

sorry for not being here finals with OCD is not fun but anyway I am glad to be out

Let's chat

2011-12-04T17:55:00.001-08:00

hay blog readers AZ here i have a question for you guys that is school related Finals are coming up and I have a question for those of you what do you guys do to help you not feel overwhelmed

Finally

2011-12-01T09:43:00.000-08:00

So I was working with boy on a film project. It is all about zombies. In the film there is a voice over. I thought because of the voice over was the host who asked an question then answered it I thought it be better to have a different voice and scene no one was there I volunteered. I used Audacity to record it but he thought we needed a ' normal voice aka not A Cerebral Palsy voice,

In class that day I told my suggestion and the teacher agreed but said maybe I could do the lines on camera. Now let me tell you about this teacher, They do voice over for a living. They can do cool things with there voice and have done numerous voice over, Now for me with me speaking gibberish and all I get jealous really jealous. I wish I could speak as well as they do.

Our film class is not specific special need class, yet for some strange reason we have a bunch of students with disabilities. Some of my fellow classmates are on the Autism Spectrum disorder some have learning differences and one has Down Syndrome, she is a funny one in class and both the student and this professor get along really well.

Then there's me

Me with some video class last semester February 2011

back to the class. The teacher was talking about next week. Now this is a media class so we do not have class every week. So I asked her something along the lines of do we have a mandatory class next week?

She did not know what I was saying none of the other students knew what I was saying. Its like running into a invisible wall and not being able to figure out whats blocking it. I deiced to leave the class room cool off and try again. I talk to the teacher does not get it right away. When she finally gets it I say finally and she heard me correctly and walked off. She thought I was being disrespectful. I was saying Finally for me not for her

I have been in school since August and the teacher still has a hard time understanding me. Yes I have CP NO it is not her fault but there comes a time when I know someone a while I kinda hope I can be understood. I i am looking ahead to next semester where I have a professor who understands me a little better.

If my professor actually end up reading this ( or anyone dealing with CP)

Understand that I want to be able to speak clearly

Not your fault nor is it mine

Once I get the message across I feel better and may say finally it is not meant to be sarcastic. In fact if I offer to help me say it clearly its in the moment Speech Theaphy.

This is the first post apart of CP connection go here to find out more about CP and tune in for the next blog post

I am thankful

2011-11-22T18:49:00.001-08:00

I am doing a research assignment on institutions for people with disabilities in the United States. That right guys We used to have institutions for people with disabilities. The article I fond described terrible conditions for people with disabilities. I am forever thankful to the people who helped closed institutions. I am also saddened by the fact that this is not talked about in United States History. This was a major movement, yet it gets no attention this movement has history and it needs to be taught to all kids in school. We do not forget to teach about Segration of minorities or Hitler and the Nazi's anyway food for thought
Happy Thanksgiving everyone

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Halloween pics

2011-11-13T22:43:00.001-08:00

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The value of my life

2011-11-09T17:29:00.000-08:00

   It all started   on Monday night which is my English class. Now i   want to say i really like this teacher she is nice and has ~~tolerated~~   taught me two semesters now.

We are reading a book by Toni Morison called Sula in the book a mother kills her son after he comes back after fighting in the war and has a addiction to drugs.   After discussing this fact the teacher asked us to write of all the ways it was moral or immoral for the character to kill her son. After writing stuff down we discussed it and someone said it was ok to kill her son because   he can not take care of himself.

It hit me like a fist I am 20 years old and still live at home. Many people with disabilities spend their adult lives under supervision of others.    Dose this mean that we all should die. I asked the teacher and told her to erase the point that it was invalid yet she left it up there. I know the character was once able bodied and    had regressed to a infant level but that sould not mean death right.   I voiced my option and ended class on a high note with laughter

Tuesday: I went   to an online support group for people with CP. ( IF you want to know what group   message me below) I then saw this link to a research of scientist trying to stop brain damage which results in CP.    Now i am 100 percent against that abortion because of disabilities is wrong and   i am not supper religious. This is not right what they are trying to do to my disability.    Why used the word damage or broken.    I am not broken because   of my disabilities. I have speech differences and movement differences and   behavior differences, yet i am not broken far from it.
As a young person i am   trying to find my place in the world and   how is anyone with disabilities   supposed to develop good self esteem if   scientist are saying that   I   was a mistake that   should   be avoidable with science . Having a disability is a part of me I do not know differently. Do I wonder what its like not to have a disability?    sometimes yes.   Would I want a cure for CP?No way.   I know I do not know what it feels   like not to have a disability but come on guys you mean to tell me that it the best thing in the world doesn't   everyone have problems. struggles.
I wish if science was being done to help people with disabilities   speak, move learn   easier instead of abortion.    I wish people without disabilities would stop lowing the achievement bar for us.     that would make a bigger difference.

What do u all think

Accessible Media presents: Jeff's Day

2011-11-04T21:29:00.000-07:00

Some photos to end 31 for 21

2011-10-31T22:41:00.000-07:00

Buddy Walk 2011

Big Wave pumpkin painting

i won this along with a mystery box and tickets to Disneyland

I am proud i have blog every day this month i will try to do it more often in November keep those comments coming they help me blog

halloween pics coming soon

October is also Spina Bifida Awareness month

2011-10-30T22:37:00.000-07:00

I know3 people with Spina Bifida. All three of them are in college Blog wise Cassie at Beyond Messures has been blogging about featuring all kinds of people , including some cute kids with SB. Her son Caleb is a cute six year old with SB

Having Cerebral Palsy is not the end of the world

2011-10-29T19:12:00.000-07:00

Me at the Bridge School concert

I have lived with CP for two decades now. It was something I was born with. When I was diagnosed as a toddler with it my life did not end. My mom sometimes wonders what i be doing if I did not have CP collage wise and I told her I might have still wound up in Community collage nothing wrong with that. Someone apologized to me when I told her I have CP. There is nothing to feel sorry for I am not broken I still have feelings /fears. (No I am not always happy ) Having CP does not make me less of a person.

Does CP make it hard for me to talk yes Does it make hard for me to play sports? yes. Does it make my handwriting bad yes . Is it frustrating at times yes. Isn't frustration apart of life yes.

I think having CP has made me appreciate the little things in life. For example if I see a dragonfly I will watch it for a while I took this pic last fall of a inchworm. This does not mean I have a intellectual disablity, I did get an 88 on a statics test. Things come a lot harder for me simply means that i get to celebrate things more. I am not a optimistic person, yet when it comes to CP I do not feel like it is the worst thing that has happend to me ( in fact it is the easier then OCD which is not lifelong) My view on life may be different then others peoples but all I know is this if I had a chance to be average I would do it for a day, yet I would want to go back to being me Cp and all.

A penny for your thoughts

CP or something else

2011-10-28T23:11:00.000-07:00

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

interesting stuff

Today is my Cousin sixth b day

2011-10-27T19:32:00.000-07:00

happy b day R hope all is well give your mom and sis a hug for me

AZ

in honor of R b day here are six things that would make my life easier

Free Speech Therapy

Friends and Parties

Being able to handle my OCD

Help when I need it
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Being Able to drive

Happy b day R

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Work first play later

2011-10-26T19:13:00.000-07:00

Today I had a math test which i take in the disabled help center at my college Then we had a party. An open house of sorts it was fun I demonstrated the Smart Pen. I really enjoyed myselef today What did you do today

A revist of church basketball

2011-10-25T19:58:00.000-07:00

For anyone reading a long time you may remeber that from fifth thew eight grade I played in Church basketball. I really liked it. I was a die hard basketball fan so putting me on an inculsive basketball team seemed right. I was the only phiscaly disabled kid on the church team. The team taught me good values such as working hard listening and minding and other things. All three years I was on the B team, and yes every year I tried to make the A team at tryouts. I am reminded of chruch basketball because a kid with unique needs has a twin that will be playing on said team but the kid well was not going to try. This is a ashamed because really ought to try because as you can see from the photos I wasn't a disabled basketball player I was a basktball player just like my peers plane and simple.

Bridge School Benifit Concert

2011-10-24T16:51:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend my parents and i went to the Bridge School Benefit Concert. It was quite the experience.

The Bridge School is a school for kids pre preschoolers though middle schoolers with severe disabilities. These students may be vary smart but they need help to express themselves. I am friends with a mom of a son with CP who goes there. I did not go to Bridge because I have mild CP. I had begged and begged my mom to go and we got the tickets on the lawn. We naively thought that would be ok.

It was not. When we got there, about an hour into the show, we went to the lawn; it was packed. There was no room to sit on the grass to watch the music we went so far up that we could not see the stage and I could not see the projector. I turned to my mom and said we could go home. My sensory stuff was not going well and I do not mean the noise. It smelled horrible from smoke and other drugs.

My mom took me back to the bottom of the hill where there were all these booths for food. I wanted to get a t shirt so we stood in line for one. I have a ATM card so I had to sign my name. The lady helping me says,

" YOU HAVE THE NICEST HANDWRITING I HAVE SEEN ALL NIGHT."

The irony of that statement is that I have CP and NLD aka poor find motor control. That gave my mom a chuckle. I took it as a compliment but I laughed to.

We then proceed to the parent booth where I met the twins of the lady who i knew from face book. ( They really should start playing it's a small world now). we then found some picnic tables and waited for my dad who stayed up on the lawn.

While we were waiting I got a churro, and my dad brought back some garlic fries while we listened to Carlos Santana shortly thereafter we left.

My thoughts I really liked the cause it was going to but disliked all the drugs. Next Year I think I will go to the dinner party and try to reserve seats near the stage. I really like watching the news reports that the school i watch them often enough that I can match names and faces. I hope I can meet all the kids sometimes or whose knows maybe I will work there down the line only time will tell.

Learning to read part three My least favorite sound

2011-10-23T21:41:00.000-07:00

I was recently asked what my least favorite letter/ sound is and after much thought i think it is C

I have been working on C for a long time. It has been hard work and i have memories of trying to say Car cat cookie instead of Tar tat tootie.

Do not be fooled by the Graphic "c" is a hard soud

I remember in K my teacher had this phonics book of letters in the alphabet. I was in a mainstremed class and I remember her introducing the C book and explaining the sound and adding you should be able to say it. I remember asking her why I could not say C and being told I was different/ I know i owe you guys my inclusion story and i will get to it. In the mean time tomorrow's post will b about the concert I went to so stick around.

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Recycle post Forever Kids

2011-10-22T16:53:00.000-07:00

I posted this last october tonight i am going to a concert so stick around for new post later

I am 19 years old. With me being an American i am considered an adult? or am I?

kid or adult you decide

Now if I did not have any disabilities the answer would be at yes I am an adult no questions asked. But add a disability in there and the word changes back to kid. As of now this does not bother me as i miss high school and do a lot of things like a kid ie live at home do not drive mom and dad give me chores and the like. I do not think the word adult will scare me though and I think I will take more offense to the word kid more and more with wisdom and time after high school.

now lets talk about other with intellectual disabilities it may be me or is it that people will often refer to them as kids not meaning any harm. It is so much better than the R word for sure. But to say they are kids. I am not sure about this so i will look up Adults in the dictionary this is from Dictionary .com

–noun

a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.

a full-grown animal or plant.

a person who has attained the age of maturity as specified by law.

me in Las Vegas summer 2005 age 13

There is no mentioning of intellectual abilities or going off to work or completing collage or any of that so why should people with disabilities be called kids is it hard and some times it seem like they are children ? Sometimes there are people I know with disabilities who fit this . But they are adults in age. They can vote ( provided there in a Democratic society) can work and do leave high school. Disabilities should not hinder the word adult being associated with them. We may need help flinging adult roles and living on our own. But the definition does not state that does it?

The reason why I bring this up is from my history lessons and family stories. You know like how white used to do it to blacks back before the civil rights movement when white addressed blacks as boy, or girl and blacks had to address white adults as sir or mam. Just a thought most of you reading this have disabled youngsters so you probably do not have to worry about this yet What do you think?

plans for tomarrow

2011-10-21T21:33:00.001-07:00

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Concert
hope everyone has a   good saturaday

Guess who i met

2011-10-20T18:01:00.000-07:00

Me on the way up on Mount Tam Summer 2010

Late breking news From today but first a pre story

A few months ago
Mom: AZ do you know who S W is
AZ: No
Mom: He has CP and the speaker at the annual breakfast for Community Gatepath"

Cool
A couple weeks later I saw this.

and i asked "Mom are we going to Gatepath so i can meet him.

Mom: no i have to present far away

These past two weeks

AZ: I have to go to the breakfast I have to go to the breakfast

Last night

Dad: AZ you can go to the breakfast. Your mom will drop you off and I will pick you up.

Today

MOm and i got there late but i was able to get a ticket and a seat at a table in the back and I heard Steve Wampler speak. He is the first person with CP to climb El Captin in Yosimitee. This is not an esay task for anyone but get this he only has use of one hand . He was able to grip on with both hands and pull up in a chair. It took him six days but he made it. Off the moutian he is a husband and a father to two kids. It was soo nice for me to meet someone else with CP that I can look up to. He has a new movie coming out next year and I told him he should come back to the area to screen it. I really enjoyed meeting him and hearing his story. I do not know what my life will be like as I get older but meeting Steve shows me that i may end up leading an adverage life( married , kids, a career) and a chance to inspire others

I need to remind myself

2011-10-19T20:43:00.000-07:00

That I am amazing. You know somettimes you get mad or sad or scared try thinking that your amazing. I have yet to find great friends and thats gets me down but at the end of the day I think if i remember how great and things will be ok

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Princess is powerfull

2011-10-18T23:07:00.000-07:00

I thought I would give u an update on my youngest sister princess. Princess is a senior at my high school this year. She is playing v ball and is really good. She won best in torment earlier this year. She does not want to do college v ball even though she is good enough to She is stressed about College apps but she will be fine.

How are your other kids doing?

Buddy Walk recap

2011-10-17T23:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday everyone

On Saturday I went to my first ever Buddy Walk. I looked forward to it all week and i am glad I went. I work up coughing on Friday morning and the first thing i thought was i might miss the walk I did not miss it and am glad I did not I went with a family that I had met from my special olympics young athletes days. The family has one son and two little girls, the little boy with DS I sat next to him and we sung songs on the way down. He is Sesame Streets biggest fan so when I sung the theme song and paused after " Can you tell me how to get. ' he new what to say it was soo cute. Once we arrived The weather was beautiful and there were lots of cute kids there. I met a little four year old who has battled cancer twice and is a savior . some people get really into buddy walk. There were people with signs and banners celebrating the abilities of their love one with Down Syndrome. The Family I went with had a sign that was right in front. It was a fun walk.

The only bad part was knowing that this great celebration was not for me, so selfish I know. There is no walk for CP and I wish there was. Camp Pals was there and they are going to have a camp pals in CA summer 2012 which sounds like fun except wait I do not have down syndrome. I signed the mailing list maybe my sisters , or me. would like to be a consular and have a good time at Camp Pals.

I really liked the Buddy Walk and I like to ask this of the organizers. Why not have a Buddy Walk for all disabilities or people with Cerebral Palsy lets get a walk together. I think its something everyone who has a child with Down Syndrome should go to. Everyone needs a buddy no matter how meny chromosome they have.

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off to go watch The Time Square Video

This should make for an interesting Monday

2011-10-16T21:21:00.000-07:00

I left my cell phone at the Buddy Walk. (apparently the phone wanted   a new buddy :)). I also lost

   My alarm clock

My phone so i can call people for a ride from my evening class.

My Camera so    if i mange to make it to stats i can not take a pic of my buddy's classwork which is allowed so i do not have to do hw

I will let u all know how it all goes

Eventful saturday

2011-10-15T20:38:00.001-07:00

Bay area buddy walk and dramma more detalis latter

Terrific Tripplets

2011-10-14T17:51:00.000-07:00

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Learning to read part two My first independent book

2011-10-13T09:30:00.000-07:00

Growing up my family had a lot of kids book lying around our house. Among with the Disney we had lots of step into reading books . Out of all of them the book I remember reading for the first time was Tiger is a Scaredy Cat.

Looking back I say it was a sad irony that I remember this book as I deal with fear. But that was my 'first independent book. I also have memories of reading this book in pre K.

Do you remember your first book What books are/were your kids favorite ,

Learining to Read part one : intro

2011-10-12T22:23:00.000-07:00

This hurts my hard sounds a three year old can say :(

Let me start out by saying that I love to read. It should be no surprise. These next few post will be about how I learned to read. I read in a way dispute never learning phonics . Well not in the traditional way. I know what the letters are supposed to sound like but producing those sounds is a different story. This is due to Cerebral Palsy. Not all people with CP have speech issues. They range from no problems to using speech devices to talk. I would classify myself as somewhere in the middle. I do not need a speech device but sometimes people do not understand me. This can get frustrating. I do a lot of substituting which means that I would say cat as "tat" or dog as dod. I also do this for L's and R which i replace with a W. Let me make this really clear the reason for my lack of substituting sounds has nothing to do with intelligence. I am smart just see Monday's post. Now I hear myself fine and understand myself 100 percent of the time. Now this sounds contradictory but despite being able to hear all the sounds so I can sound out words I am a bad speller. Not sure why this is but I would like to be a better speller and I want to take a spelling class in the near future. Anyway this might seem that I would be a uphill battle to make me understand reading but it really wasn't.( at least that's not what I remember)

I hated learning phonics for me it was a reminder to me that I was 'different' in fact I remember being told that by my teachers, For parents of kids with articulation delays do not stress phonics. It is helpful to know phonics but it is not required. Model the sounds read to your kids but do not stress hearing the phonics from them. People who are non verbal can still read as well as long as people know how to teach them.

Here is a school that proves this

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Soccer

2011-10-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

My AYSO picture from eighth grade Fall 2005

Today had soccer practice and we did goal keeping. I was pretty good on the ground. Just call me steel wall.

Also did u know the us Para Olympics has a soccer team for males with Cerebral Palsy

Got my Statistics mid tearm back today and I Got

2011-10-10T23:36:00.000-07:00

My tag line is not only am i in Statistics but I am thriving in it. What a great way to start my week.

Great story

2011-10-09T21:51:00.001-07:00

Thats my Homework

2011-10-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

Today I spent the day doing homework by myself. I have been doing homework on my own since fourth grade.
In the fourth grade I had a teacher lets call her Ms. Abilities. She was a teacher that everyone wanted to have and today she now teaches as a advanced teacher for fourth and fifth grade. The year was 2001-2002 and she taught fourth grade. I was in a class with a lot smart kids. That was the year I tuned ten which meant that in Ms. Abilities eyes i was ready to do homework. Oh I tried getting out of this arrangement with her and my parents but in the end I did my English, Science, History homework on my own, math and spelling words were the area I struggled the most so I got help with that, because in Ms. Abilities eyes I was one of the "smart" kids as well. Since fourth grade i have been doing my homework myself since fourth grade and now I am in college. Can you imagine me doing homework with my parents, they could in theory, now i do not think so. Thanks Ms. Abilities for making me do my own homework by myself.

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in case you missed it

2011-10-07T20:54:00.000-07:00

First Friday of   31 for 21 2011 Here is what you missed   (or read but did not comment on hint hint hint )

    Monday: Great Young Man: He   and   I are now face book friends

   Tuesday:    Tale of two twins : part one    part two comes next week

Wednesday : Ways to talk to other kids about a child with disabilities This is   what I am post proud of this week.

Thursday:     A little home video

   please comment before you leave   either on this post or   the others

A little home video for you

2011-10-06T19:58:00.000-07:00

I was 2 years old but still really cute hopefully I will get around to share more

The post i did not want to write

2011-10-05T18:43:00.000-07:00

I had ment to write the 15 ways to explain disability and blog tomorrow. It was all set i was going to eat dinner and do start homework .

Then I cheaked Facebook
And found out that Steve Jobs is dead

. Steve the one who engeered a great learning tool and favoite thing in the whole wide world my apple laptop that I am writeing on right on. I am going to miss him and his work. Then there was Aladdin where I sat near him because his son was in the play and at the same school as book gal. He is my age 20 where he needs his dad to help him out like my dad helped My Big Bro. Rest in peace Steve Jobs you will be missed

Ways to talk to other childeren about a child with disablites

2011-10-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

So today I came home from school and caught up with the Bravermen family from the NBC show Parenthood. This is a really good show but last nights episode raised some questions. In the show Max, a boy with Asperger's Syndrome, wants his cousin Jabber to sit with him every day during lunch. Jabber did not want to sit with him and tried to talk to his parents about it. His dad told Jabber some well intention information about his cousin Max but it went all wrong and the two boys ended up getting into a fight. That got me thinking. With so many kids with disabilities being include in stuff like scouts and school and (insert typical kid activities here) kids will have questions and that is great as long as the adult has a proper answer Here is my guidelines on explaining a child's disability to other kids. For this propose I am going to relate it to group setting.

1 Don't keep your kids disability information from them. This is not a good idea if you want other kids to know about your child's   special need then it makes sense that the child in question knows what his or her disability is. The first time your child/ student here's about the disability should not be when the other kids   are also finding out.

2 Find a time, sooner rather than later, to talk to the group.    Talk to the necessary people to make this happened pick a time and a date that works well for both parties.

3Get the child in question involved with the preparation as much as possible.    Make a poster have them draw on it or have them wear their favorite outfit.   make it fun for them.

4 Ask the child   if they want to be present when the information is being present let them make the choice.

5   Find a way that is age appointee. Some disabilities have children's book geared towards the specific disability.

6 Whatever the way you chose on in step four practice it     If it is a book practice reading it out loud try to anticipate any questions the kids might have so you can   plan an answers

7   When talking with the kids start out on a positive note   continue it though the talk    Avoid using words like 'broken, damaged, problems, or anything that give a connotation that it needs to be fix.   Most disabilities can not be fixed nor is that a bad thing.

8 Read a book/ talk about the disabilities Encourage everyone to listen and try and engage those who are not. Also if the kids start laughing at a unapproved point   ask them why disabilities are not   good reasons to laugh at someone else.

9    Talk about all the things the child likes   or elements of themselves that pertain to being a child. What is there favorite toy, color, food, etc

10 Stress that even though disabilities make it harder for someone to do things    they are imposable. They have gifts and talents just like the others in the group.

11 Use   respectful language. Depending on the kids   age have them sign the R word pledge. Do this weather or not the child in question has a Intellectual disability. Tell little ones about that bad word.   It will help make a world   a better place to be .

12 Have hands on activities. Chubby Bunny is a great game for speech impairments.    Have kids try using a wheelchair. Kids, especially young ones, like   interactive activities.

13 Leave time for questions.   In general all questions should be answer but if some are to personal   say so. Respect the child's personality.

14 Wrap it up . Have the group of kids   repeat back to you some facts they know. In soccer we do this and it helps us remember what we were learning.

15 Note that the role of advocating should be for the child with the disability to be able to speak up for themselves. The older the kid is the more   of this they should do

Anything I missed please comment below

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A Tale of Twins : part one

2011-10-04T22:21:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time there were twin girls , Anna andAmanda. There parents wanted both kids to learn to berespectful. So once they were old enough to talk they learned theimportance of good manners sharing and not fighting. Thissevered them well and they were successful in school went tocollage and got married.

Bothtwins wanted kids and there wish was granted. Anna had two kids, Billand Patrick, Amanda had three kids Jasper, Jed and Jada. Amanda had wonderful kids just like hersister. but something was different about twin b onlygirl she had special needs. Amanda and herhusband , Ben, were fine with the fact that there girl was a little different and both of them became very involved in the special needs community.

Amanda'sboy's went to their neighborhood school they loved it and got involvedin after school activates. The parents were veryhappy with the school there kids attended so as their little girl, lets call turned five they wanted her to go to thesame school that her brothers went to. The school did not want her. They told Amanda and herhusband that Jada would have to goon a bus to get to school on the other side of town. Amanda, who had been taught not to fight, agreed and so when fall rolledaround Jada got on that busand went to the other side of town. Jade hadsome commutation disabilities so Amanda sent some commutation icons to theschool. As Halloween approached Amanda decide to volunteer in Jada class for the Halloween party. What she saw wasscary, and I do not mean the other children's costumes. She saw walls with art work without her child’s name she saw Jada in the just sitting there. When the womenasked where her daughter's artwork was the teacher told her that Jada couldnot do it so she did not have to. Amanda asked if Jada was learning how to read and the teacher laughed in herface and told her that Jada would not be able toread even though in preschool Jada could recognize the letters.

To Be Continued

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Great young man

2011-10-03T21:11:00.000-07:00

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Stressful Sunday and imput on what u want to read

2011-10-02T18:25:00.000-07:00

Hay guys today is stressful Sunday because i have an essay due and a mid term I will talk about more about school this month but I was wondering what would u like to read about

That time again

2011-10-01T19:01:00.000-07:00

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Time for   31 for 21    for down syndome/ disablity Awarness month. This month i will do my best to post every day in october. I have lots of    post about. I hope to be going to a concert for people with CP and other stuff..

I kicked off the month by going to the Big wave harvest festival. Big Wave is a housing project that is trying to go up in half moon bay. This year both of my parents went and we won big time.

We won a gift basket gift cards a cake and four tickets to the happiest place on earth Disneyland!!!!! I was soo excited.   The tickets were from a silent action which I did not know that my mom bid on it. When they called us as we were heading home well I was   very happy. Pictures coming shortly
   here is the   video about The big wave project see if you can find me

This is not ok

2011-09-27T21:25:00.000-07:00

Not an abyss

2011-09-19T23:07:00.000-07:00

I remember on the eve of leaving high school I saw my future as an abyss. Since i do not have a intellectual disability there was not a program I could go too. So i am now in a typical collage program with supports and it is going well. I do wish i had more independent living skills thats why I think programs like this need to be replicated Any thoughts?

New Name and a sad memory

2011-09-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

hi guys    like the new name. i have heard many people call me Amazing    so i thought it be fun to use it.

              I have yet to blog about   what happened to me on (9/11) . I was   barley duble digits.( see post below). I was in the forth grade at a public Elementary school.    I   had a get to know me project do that day and my mom was home ( she   normally leaves for work before   i go to school. My grandma called my mom who turned on the news.   I had a vague idea   of what   was going on but I think it is safe to say that I did not know   that there would be a war that would last longer then a decade.

I Went to school that day and I remember talking about it during circle time. That was one of two times during my school career that   I was thanked for coming to school.

If any of you reading this had love ones who died on 9/11 My condolences go out to you. For my blog readers I ask where were you on 9/11

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My first two decades of life

2011-09-05T20:37:00.001-07:00

A look into my life thus far tomorrow I will be 20 How did that happened

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So many choices

2011-09-04T16:16:00.000-07:00

hay guys   its me AZ

      For those of you   that   have been fallowing for the past year or so you will know that    Tuesday will be my birthday.        Not just any   birthday but I will be 20 years old. No longer a teenager which leaves me to   the title of so many choices. i know I want to continue blogging but    i do not know if   i should do the fallowing.

A close this blog and adress   but leave it up for achieves or

B keep the adress but change the name

Either way i have to change the name    which is soo sad :(

   this blog / online community has been there through    good times and bad times.   i know   whatever i do   i will hopefully continue to have   readers so that part hopefully will not change but   I do not know what I should do so I ask    you readers what to do.

Please comment I need ideas for a new name no matter what and weather to do choice A or B

   Thanks in advance

ANGLES ON STAGE

2011-09-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

This is a great program take 25 minutes to watch this it will make you smile. The best part is that it is near my house

Softball Sunday

2011-08-21T21:58:00.000-07:00

My first ever SO event 2005

Today was softball for me. Our team did well we got third place meaning we won one and lost one.

On the way back to my area I heard about the violence at the 49ers game. For those outside California there had been an similar attack on the fans at a Giants Dodgers game earlier this year. These two attacks make me reflect on something. The world should be more like a special Olympics competition. take today for example. During the game we are all want to win. Athletes are happy when their team wins and get sad when their teams lose. The major difference is what happened off the field. People have friends on the opposing team ( yes some of this results from athletes move to cities) but this isn't always the case during lunch time a athlete came around to ask us if we wanted lickerish. This athlete was not our team mate but it did not matter the person had lickerish and offered to share it. Couldn't the world be more like that Have a healthy competition where everyone tries his or her best but at the end of the day watch out for each other because it is just a game. Please remember this the next time you are watching professional sports

Starting Strong

2011-08-18T21:48:00.000-07:00

I have been in collage for two days now and things are going well. I feel a lot more cofident in myslef and my abilities this is different than last year. Progress is happening

Me a few days before starting collage

Let me give u a run down of my classes

Statistics: I had the first meeting yesterday and it went alright espacaily because I had a friend in that class. I sat by him and did class work with him and another person. The instuctor seems very nice but she will demand a lot from us. Every week with have a reading quiz which seems odd considering that this is a math class but it is vocab and I took the first one tonight and I only missed one (on my first try, we can take it up to two times) so I will take it again most likely when I done writing this. One of the big projects that kinda freaked me out was writing a mathmatical esssay luckly it is with a partner and she has not assigned it.

English I took this today. I already knew the teacher from my first sesmester. i may swich to the teacher I had from last sesmester if she takes me back. I would like to take this class again because her class is in a computer lab full of macs and I know quite a lot about that considering I own one :) Obviously this is to be contiued

Adapted PE: WE do not start yet but I will be going in for assessment tomorrow. Since all the students have disabilities PE is my social time plus I have fun :)

Film making: Another fun class that I enjoy. I think there is someone with DS and another person with AS. The teacher seems nice she also does voice over. This class might prevent me from playing Special Olympic Soccer this fall as it in the late afternoon I do not know for sure yet so again to be continued

I finished all my homework for math yesterday ( we also have problems for homework as well as reading quiz) and have been taking the bus I plan on getting binders set up on Saturday and i have a softball game on Sunday to end the season My ocd is a little to high for my liking but hopefully it will settle out soon.

Summer Recap

2011-08-16T20:57:00.001-07:00

Hay guys so just a quick note to tell you that tomarrow i go back to collage. I will be around however I am going to try to concentrate on my studies (you know not leaving homework til midnight) so my blog and FB may be negeted we will just have to see.

The summer camp job did not work out this summer but as you will see below I still had a fantastic summer.

I will try and do my best to post around here and read blogs. If I get comments that will motivate me to post hint hint hint :)

Princess started senior year but I did not get anything out of her as far as teachers go. I am not giving up I hope to document her senior year on this blog as the year goes on

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A little different but it is still normal to me

2011-08-10T23:15:00.000-07:00

    First and foremost today is Princess's 17 b day happy b day princess.

   One of Princess's friends called last night to ask my mom to have a surprised b day party. So my day was spent   getting ready for the surprise b day party. Throughout the course of the day I talked to book gal (who is doing well thank you very much) and i mentioned to her    it would be cool for me to have a surprise b day party. But then I thought about it. I do not have many of my own friends and social situations are hard.    Princess's friends   and her went out   to do stuff I have yet to learn how to drive.    I have average friends, flocks without disabilities, but   for me it seems   to hard. I can really be myself more around my peers with disabilities and adults.

Flash forward to shopping for a card for princess. I found one that said that sisters know each other best. I picked it up because my dad and I (Mom is in DC hope u are reading this mom ) had a lot to do.   The card said that sisters know each other best.   Yeah   maybe   typical sisters know each other best and have the same friends but that is not me. That is book gal and   Princess they are inseparable and   their friends   are friends   too.   I know about their   relationship because they now always fb each other I am happy for them but sad at the same time.

The actual party   the girls    let me surprise them and cake was nice. I thought I   had an allay in one of the girls who does not come over here that much. I told her jokingly that I had a crush on Mr.T (they went to the same high school I   graduated from ) and she told the others and they laughed. I get so confused socially I mean do i make fun of myself on purpose to fit in   Do I talk about boys?    I do not know it is soo hard on me.

After   they kicked me out of   Princess's room   I went to my neighbors house   and brought back my friend D (who has Autism and is 24) and we played Lego Pirates of the Caribbean on the wii.   I enjoy playing wii with D   and it showed    me   this I may have a disability and not a lot of average friends but I have lots of friends    on Facebook and    among the disability com minty. My life may be different then a typical teenager but it is my normal. Stay toon for more

About United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate (UCPGG)

2011-08-08T17:42:00.000-07:00

I am really happy I found this I hope to start UCP hoops in my area

My abilities abc style

2011-08-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

This post was inspired by this post from Ellen who blogs at Love That Max in the post Ellen ,who was sharing stories about the 2011 special Olympic world summer game said Special Olympic is great because it is about abilities not disabilities I agree so much that I am going to post my abilities abc style

A I can get an advocate for people with disables

B I can be beautiful

C I can catch a ball

D I can dance

E I can explore

F I can have fun

G I can go golfing

H I can hold a baby

I I can invite people to hang out with me

J I can jump high

K I can kick a ball

L I can get licked by my dog

M I can make a movie

N I can be nice

O I can overcome obstacles

P I can be proud of my work

Q I can be quick

R I can raise money for a cause I believe in

S can swim and ski

T I can text people

U I can understand things

V I can play video games

W I can run really fast in the water

X I can sign my name on the X

Y I can yack people's heads off

Z I can takes some Z's

What can your child do ? how about you leave a comment and or post about it and let me know if i get enough pictures I might make a short video montage

Ps in case you missed it a look at the 2011 world Summer Games

Oldest??????

2011-08-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

Two days ago my sister book gal left for collage. For those of you that do not know Book gal is going to UMass Boston to play on the volleyball team. She left early Saturday morning and my mom is still with her getting her ready to move into her dorm .

I have mixed emotions about her leaving . I mean we go back 18 years and a few months. I have seen her mostly every day of her life and now she is across the country from the family. I am excited that she is going to continue her education while staying fit and get to explore a new city new people and new experiences. I am sad that she is not here anymore every day and can not hang out with me but I am pretty sure I will see her for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I am also reminded that my middle sister and I have different skill sets. I should have moved out to go to collage this past year and my parents should had helped me moved out. Its as if Book gal is the "oldest" out of the girls and I am the youngest. Book gal did not have to move out to prove that though when we are all at home I need the most help to house hold tasks such as doing my hair and cooking I have yet to learn to drive and my siblings have . They let me tag along with their friends Its just a different life and even though I got to experience many numerical firsts ie first to graduate high school first to turn 13 the big things my two sisters get to experience. I think it must be hard on them to have to be the oldest to me but that is what the cards.

For those of you that have childern Have you seen this with your kids?

For people with disabilities How has sibling relationships worked in your homes?

The Cornish Family: My first interview

2011-07-25T10:38:00.000-07:00

The Cornish Family

I am very happy to have Meredith Cornish who blogs at Cornish Adoption Journey to share a l little about her family.

AZ : How old are your kids? What are there disabilities? and how did they join your family?

Aleksa (8)

Meredith: Our oldest two are both 8 right now. Aleksa was adopted 6 months ago from Ukraine and will be 9 in October. Emma was adopted at 5, also from Ukraine, and will be 9 in February.Both the oldest girls have Down syndrome.Emma also has Autism and Cerebral Palsy. Next is Kristopher, our biological 7 year old. He's "typical" and we call him our "biggest" even tho he's no longer our oldest.Wesley is 6 and has spastic quadriplegic CP. He was adopted 6 months ago. Wesley is also visually impaired and is considered legally blind.Brianna is 5, our biological daughter with Down syndrome.James will be 5 in August and was adopted from foster care. He joined our home in May 2010, a year ago, but his adoption wasn't finalized until September 2010.

James (4)

Micah will be 5 in September and was also adopted from Ukraine 3 years ago at 18 months old. He has Down syndrome too.

Lynae(22 months)

And last is Lynae, our typical biological daughter that will be 2 in September, her birthday is 09.09.09.

AZ:Wow that is cool because I turn 20 September 6th.

Meredith:Oh fun

AZ: Why did you want to adopt?


Briana (5).

Meredith: I have two siblings that my parents adopted from foster care when I was a teen and the second when I was off and married, but adoption has always been a part of my life. Both of my grandmothers spent time in children's homes as well, which is what prompted my parents' decision to adopt.My husband and I were married when my parents adopted the second time, and we've always discussed adoption, so it was a natural course of action for us both the first time, and very much "God prompted" the second two times.When we had Brianna, we got God's "yes" that we could "handle" special needs... since we weren't really sure that we would be able to do it until then.

Wesley (6)

AZ:Cool. What resources have you found most useful to helping you learn about Cerebral Palsy.?

Meredith:I used to babysit for a family whose 2 yr old had CP. She is now 12, and we have continued to be friends (her parents and I). We also find Yahoo groups to be VERY useful, and parents have been the best source of information I've found. The second source would be our blog, when we are able to post our specific issues and find out pretty quick answers, which is priceless

AZ: Are there any support groups are things similar to the Buddy walk in your area for kids with CP

Emma (8)

Meredith:No support groups that I know of, but I have met another mom of a 12 yr old w/ CP as well that's local and we'e gotten together once now.

Kristopher (7)

AZ: How aware is Kristaphor about his siblings special needs?

Meredith:Kristopher knows that the kids have disabilities (except Lynae). To him, it's no big deal. Brianna was born when he was not quite 2 years old, and she's his "always" Though the other kids are "more disabled" than Brianna, it isn't a big deal around here

AZ:I am a big advocate for inculsion I am on I am norm that fosters inculsion so my next question is what does inculsion look like for each one of your kids.

Meredith: Let's start with the oldest.. Aleksa is only attending school 2-3 days /week this first semester of school, so we have not pushed for inclusion hours for her. Not yet anyway. I'm hoping to add in several morning hours of inclusion for Aleksa nxt semester.Emma is not in any inclusion classes. She doesn't care about other kids, and she is at a very basic learning part now, so she's in a self contained classroom full time.Wesley same as Aleksa. Both of them don't understand much English yet, so the contained classroom isn't bad. The three of them will all be in the same class.Brianna is next, and she is very social and close to grade-level. We really pushed for full inclusion for her, but we weren't able to have the school agree that it would be appropriate. They felt that she was small, shy, and would be run over in a regular classroom. At the end of a 4 1/2 hour IEP, we eventually agreed to have her in the regular kindergarten class for most of the day, with pull out to the class my older kids are in for Math and Reading time each day. James and Micah are both in PreK still. They are in an 90/10 Prek class, which has about 10 kids in it with 1 or 2 "typical" kids along with the rest that have IEPs.Both of them are "aimed for" the self contained classroom because of their behaviors (which really is what keeps Aleksa there as well), but we'll see how this year goes. Micah is really making gains in the behavior area, so we'll see.

Mich (4)

AZ: Thank you Meredith For the interview. this is the first interview on my blog.

Meredith: you're very welcome Thanks for choosing me, I'm honored!

To read more about Meredith and her family visit her blog

Happy Birthday Laid Back Althlete a new nick name

2011-07-24T13:37:00.000-07:00

My Big Bro

Today is my brother's birthday. I will take the time to give you guys an update on what he is doing.

After many years of playing baseball Laid Back Athlete now has a new job at a Enterprise in a big city. He lives in said city now with a roommate. Since he no longer is playing baseball it is time once again to change his Name on the blog Laid Back Athlete will no be known as My Big Brother I hope he like it happy b day to my big bro

Comments ?

2011-07-20T23:31:00.000-07:00

HI blog readers this is AZ and i am feel kinda lonsome on this website of mine I know I am getting hits but no comment Comments make me want to post more often so if u leave one I would like it thanks

What I hope to be doing in four years (A post inspired by the Women's World Cup

2011-07-17T16:18:00.000-07:00

For the past two Sundays my family has spent the early afternoon in front of the TV watching the Us women soccer team in t he women world cup. It has been great. Soccer has been a part of my life since I was 5. i started so young because of my father. he played on the Notre Dame soccer team his freshman year in collage. From the tender age of five I was in AYSO on the inclusive soccer teams. I that was a great childhood thing I partook in,

The next woman World cup will be in Canada in 2015. I will be 23 years old. So hear are some things i hope to be doing then

Finish Collage

Write a book/ film a documentary

Be done with OCD (this will be done soon)

Do more advocacy work

Have at least one CP Awareness walk in March

What are your goals for the next four years? For your kids?

My first ever soccer team pic

In America ?

2011-06-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

Pledge of Allegiance

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
   And to the republic for which it stands
One Nation under God
With Liberty and Justice for ALL

    All means   everyone     even those with disabilities. What happens when people forget

                 Let me tell you a story.   Lets say that you are 13 years old but instead of hanging out at the mall and    middle school drama   you spend your days in a facility because you are hard to handle.     One day on a field   trip someone with authority sits on you until you die.      You are in a van but the driver does not get medical care for you.

Seems like   the victim was kidnapped right

   wait you are in a care facially    why

<p>&amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;iframe&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Come on America we can do better then this. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; As a person with behavior issues and disabilities my heart really breaks for this little boy. I hope there are not other people in America like John but the sad fact is that there are most likely others. I love being a American there are lots of benefits from living here but I am not happy with the story. Does anyone have any ideas how we can fix the problem?&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; For more info on John Carey click here &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; and here is something that Tim Shiver wrote in regards to John&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; got image from http://dclips.fundraw.com/400dir/excl_ed_comoglio_marbatch_Image-5.gif&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Come on&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; America&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; we&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; can do better then&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; this.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;As a person with behavior&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; issues&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; and&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; disabilities&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; my heart&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; really breaks&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; for this little&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; boy.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; I&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; hope&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; there&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; are&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; not other&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; people&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; in&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; America&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; like John&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; but&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; the&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; sad&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; fact&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; is that there are most likely others.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; I love&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; being&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; a American&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; there are lots of&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; benefits&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; from living here&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; but&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; I am not happy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; with&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; the story.&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Does&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; anyone have&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; any&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; ideas&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; how we&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; can&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; fix the problem?&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; For&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; more info on&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; John&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Carey&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/06/nyregion/boys-death-highlights-crisis-in-homes-for-disabled.html?_r=1"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; click&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; here&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; here is something&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; that&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; Tim Shiver &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; wrote in&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; regards to&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; John &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br /&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp;got&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;nbsp; 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As a person with behavior issues and disabilities my heart   really breaks for this little boy.    I hope there are   not other people in   America like John but the sad fact is that there are most likely others.    I love    being a American    there are lots of benefits   from living here but   I am not happy with the story.    Does anyone have any ideas how we can fix the problem?

   For more info on John Carey click here

and    here is something   that Tim Shiver    wrote in regards to   John

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Happy Fathers day

2011-06-19T11:28:00.000-07:00

Make an on-line slideshow at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Something I like about my dad is that he seems to know everything He is soo smart and cool My dad loves sailboats and baseball Sorry he is taken Happy Fathers day Dad

Just want to have fun

2011-06-14T10:52:00.000-07:00

this post is a vent u have been warned

Even though I am 19 years old and the eldest sister. I feel like I am nine and have two older sisters. The worst part is that I am done with high school but never went to a house party or a school dance.

Things are different for my two sisters. Book gal and Princess are known to be out of the house a lot. They have lots of friends that they hang out with and I am stuck at home. I am soo bored and the Wii and internet only helps to a extent. I am soo lonely . I do not know why this should bother me because I have been lonely for a while now however it does.

me at a friends house making cookie December 2010

What can parents of typical teenagers do to help people like me out is to encourage that they call up others with disabilities there same age to hang out with. I know i am difficult to hang out with but if I lack practice of being around peers I will never learn. Just because I am disabled does not mean that I do not have the same diseres as other teenagers do. i want to go out of the house without my parents and have a good time. I want to have a fun summer getaway. I want something to do. Will all the things typical teenagers do be right for me no but allot of them will. For example I can not go to to a 18 and under club but I would like to go bowling or go to the theaters to see Harry Potter at midnight. I may not want to go to a horror film but i would enjoy horseback riding or a amusement park. What I would love is if someone invited me to do something and even if it was not something I wanted to do It would be a step in the right direction. People with disabilities just want to have fun

Happenings at home

2011-06-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

hay guys so I have not been blogging for a while so here is whats up

1 My sister , book gal, is graduating from high school and will be moving to Boston. The ceremony is tomorrow and we have a house party on Saturday.

2 Princess is a senior . She took the SAT's on Saturday. I felt kinda bad for her because her first week of summer break was spent taking a SAT prep course. The same one I took but never used i now to go CC sigh

3 I got a job at a basketball camp. Note it is not a special needs basketball camp, A regular basketball camp. My mom tried to get me connected to a job coach for adults with disabilities but I wanted to get the job on my terms. I was a camper at this camp in middle school and loved it. Their philosophy is to teach campers how to be better people using sport as a vehicle. ( sounds familiar right think Special Olympics ) One of my memories of camp is having to ask to go to snack using magic words and lots of high fives ( again special Olympics) I am supper excited. I will be blogging about it as I get more info on it ,

4 My mom had a birthday yesterday Happy b day mom

5 My dad's mom is here for the graduation tomorrow this is really cool as she is in Texas and we do not see her that often. Yesterday My parents grandma and I went to see X Men great movie more info about that soon

Cries from the Heart aka Touch of Truth 1/10

2011-05-31T19:26:00.000-07:00

Happy B day Book Gal

2011-05-27T21:53:00.000-07:00

she is 18 an adult

will write more soon have a good weekend
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oh hi old blog

2011-05-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

Hay guys so the resson for the lack of post is that i have a had a bad month with finals and sports it was not the best so sorry I have had lack of post will make up for it soon just leave a comment and know that I will be getting back in the swing of things late this week or early next week

Blogging Against Disabilties Day My name is AZ not az

2011-05-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

First off I want to say hi to anyone who is new to the blog. Thanks for joining me for Blogging Against Disablities day. A little about me I am 19 year old collage student with CP and other disabilities i have an articulation disorder as a result of CP I reside in Northern California witch is in the united states .

ok now for the post

I am in collage like I mentioned before. it is a community collage and i am going until I can transfer to a four year, i do not have a intellectual disability people but apparently not everyone thinks that.

I want to say first off that the students in my classes have been great they treat me as an equal and help me not friendship outside of class , but there has been small talk outside of class, which is fine by me as i want to graduate asap to move to four year.

there is a girl though who gets on my naves and the irony of it I met her when donating to some fundraiser to Japan. She talked to me as I was a baby and I did not think of anything of it at first.   But then I left my iphone at the booth and that is when it all started.    They called my Dad   to them that it would be in student rec room and my dad of course told me.

Seeing me at a table , the girl, who i would say is not to much older than me, says in this high pitched voice that is normally used on infants "oh honey you left your phone in building __ OK you know where that is ?" Come on I   am standing near the building and I am not a baby.

The only thing that maybe celebrates me from this girl is the fact   that I had a stroke before i was born.   I am a 19 year old women after all. I am in collage   not kindergarten why do people assume that disabled people are automatically kids. I am not a baby I can hold a baby I was a baby but that was in 1991.   I am a high school graduate and one of the best writers in my class of students who do not have disabilities   so all i ask is for respect thanks

my high school graduation picture taken late summer 2009

Book Gal is comeing

2011-04-30T18:06:00.000-07:00

book gal is going to U Mass Boston this fall. She will be playing volleyball at the school. the school has a good coach I am so excited for her thought i would share with you guys

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Surpise the writer is disabled

2011-04-18T21:40:00.000-07:00

English class

    professor aka P
P: AZ i got   good news
AZ : What
P: will tell u later
Az thinks about what the surpise could be
AZ: I can't figure it out
P: My daughter, a writer, read your essay and said    that she writes well

AZ:   Did u tell her I was disabled
P: No

AZ: you should because she will be blown away

aside morel
never underestimate what a person with a disability can do

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Menlo Games 2011

2011-04-13T18:05:00.000-07:00

please commentt before u leave

favorite event of the year

I will be uploading more pics soon

Getting better

2011-04-12T23:42:00.000-07:00

please comment before u leave

In high school I was the student that was the teachers hardest to teach
in collage two professor have said that is not the case. So either they have taught worse students or I am improveing

stareing

2011-04-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

please comment before you leave

For the longest time I did not see other stares. I think this is do to my nld but my sisters and parents notice staring and if it caused on my offense, such as an outburst which I still have on occasion, they are quick to tell me. last week;however, I noticed staring two times.

It started when an autistic man was acting out at my special Olympics track practice. There were a group of kids just gawking at him and I told the girls that it is not polite to stare i do not think they understood me (no ST for me yet) but the coaches of the soccer team focused them back up again and i had to get back to practice.

Then on Friday when I was having a sandwich at this place near my house. A kid was just staring at me. I would have to guess he was about ten years old. I gave him a look that told him to leave me be and he did but then I wonder did I do the right thing? Should I have told him about Cerebral Palsy and answer some of his questions? I think I was taken aback because up until this point I had not recognize staring. What would you have done ?

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World Autism Awareness Day 2011 - Message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki...

2011-04-02T18:07:00.000-07:00

today is CP Awainess day

2011-03-25T14:20:00.000-07:00

no it was not the last post but it is today March 25 2011.

What is it CP? A disability that impacts movement it is kinda like a stroke. got any other questions post them here and i will answer them next week thanks guys happy CP Day,


Me C (in red ) and R February 2011

mini me 2001 in Mexico

ps if u could keep me in your thoughts tomorrow because i have surgery (dental work for cavistes thanks in advance will update u tomorrow with hopefully good news :)

Cerebral Palsy Awaness month part two Its cp day

2011-03-20T23:48:00.000-07:00

Cerebral Palsy Awairness month part one

2011-03-16T16:42:00.000-07:00

ok happy saint Patricks day.

now that thats taken care of i want to talk about something else that is important to me. I have Cerebral palsy and march is CP awareness month. My CP is mild i am blessed in the fact that I can walk and talk somewhat clearly.

But what if i couldn't would i be considered smart? I will never know but I want to tell u about a movie that might shed light on the subject it is called Certain Proof here is the trailer.

Comeing full circle

2011-03-14T17:38:00.000-07:00

I am feeling great today. So many things have come together today and i feel really happy. If you were to tell me a year ago that i would have this feeling of joy after high school i would have believe it, So that is a gift and it make the feeling that much more special

My Kidnergaten boyfriend

2011-03-09T09:27:00.000-08:00

Please comment before you leave

Today is e 's birthday. e is the boy I told u about here but I told you briefly about our friendship here is the Inside Story


KA with my mom in scrubs e is around here somewhere my image loader for blogger is acting up will try to post pics at a later date

When I was five almost six, my birthday is September sixth, it was time for me to start Kindergarten. My parents wanted me to go to a private school which was not too bad for us as both of them were doctors at the time. Th school did not cater to those with disabilities but they took me anyway and there i went.

phonics without speaking= great reading game

I was in KA and so was e. We were somewhat different. E knew phonics and could pronounce the names of the letters, me not so much. E was in a high gymnastics level. Me I was not. To put it bluntly he was not disabled and I was but i do not think e cared that much. e and I were pals. While other kids would be mean to me, and make me the monkey in the middle for basketball, e would help me do the monkey bars, and play in the sand with me at recess and lunch. In our class we would have play time inside the classroom and e was my companion. We would play read write and type and jumping dinosaurs. Which was like chess. e and I were equals. he did not treat me differently and that is one of the beautiful things about our friendship. He did not see a disabled six year old who could not talk right and sometimes drooled. He saw a six year old with black hair and loved to have peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

The last time I saw e was my eighth birthday. I went to public school after first grade while he stayed in the private school system till high school. Last January i was able to befriend him via facebook and although we do not facebook chat that often and have yet to be reunited in real life. I have the memories and there my kindergarten boy firend will always be.

Happy b day e!!!!

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Sunday Grains of Gratiude

2011-03-06T22:23:00.000-08:00

Another week has come and gone so now is the time for grains of Graditude.

1 That i had a mini vacation from school as my teacher was sick and in collage there is no such thing as a subsitute teacher.

2 that i had a good dentist appoment. I have a new favorite person who cleans my teeth who has the same birthday as me. I have to go in for surgery though so that is not good. (note it is not surgery but I have to go to sleep so to me it is surgery)

3 My cousins came down the last weekend in febuary. C and R I have not seen them for a while C is a gymnast now at seven and R is five year old who will go to kindergaten in the summer(serously they start school in July man that is early).

4 I enjoyed reading a book for English class. It was A gathering of old men it was a perfect book to read because it is about African American men and we read it during February,

5 For Film class I like the teacher and I get to learn more than Mr T taught me. I get to handle the camera. Yes they have let me rent the thing from the collage. I am working on shot projects and I am almost done with shooting.

6 Princess and book gal did great in the v ball tournament so they are now in Bronze insted of colors

R word Myth

2011-03-02T22:11:00.000-08:00

It is OK to use the word if no disabled person, or someone who loves them, is a around

Negative

Just as I was thought in elementary school integrity means that u act the same in the dark as u do in the light

for more info on this click here

Why the R word hurts: a friends perspective

2011-03-01T18:28:00.000-08:00

signing the pledge last year 3-3-2010

Back in high school I spear headed a new club called Dons Disability Awareness Club. One of the events we did was a Spread the word to end the word . It was a great event and many people signed the pledge and I still have numerous wristbands lying around the house.

People might ask me why I care so much about the use of the the word retarded. I mean I do not have a intellectual disability. I have a physical disability and a speech disability but not a intellectual disability so the word is just a word to me right wrong

When I was ten years old my parents signed me up for judo at the local rec center, The class met Tuesdays and Thursdays in the gym for an hour. I signed up in February and before long my friend ,she is no longer my friend,joined shortly after lets call her B. She was deaf and had NVLD, like me, but she was in inclusive education at the local elementary school which was connected to the rec. As faith would have it her new neighbors would move in and they had kids around our age. A fifth grader, a year ahead of us, a third grader and a four year old who was the only girl in the bunch. The third grader who we will call LM happened to have Down Syndrome. I met them when LM came to join a judo class after my friends mom told her new neighbor about the class and shortly there after LM and I became friends.

A few years later LM was at our same school in middle school and the three of us always hung out together,. At the time LM was into basketball so every lunch hour LM and I would gobble down our lunches and race to the blacktop to play in pickup games on one such occasion we were playing with a other kids in my grade, so older then LM , and LM was doing the best he could. He did not have dribbling down, needed reminders of what basket to shoot at, and got too close to the defender. Most of the other kids were vary nice to him and gave him the ball and not block him and let him shoot but on one occasion a kid who was dribbling the ball and LM was trying to steal it from her she said.

"GET AWAY YOU RETARD ."

LM sat down on the side of the court and I fallowed him. I was stunned. B's mom had told me not to say that word to LM and now i knew why. LM was a charming fellow. He loved basketball and Disney movies and did judo. He was full of life but the person who called him the R word had taken all that away from him as if she had popped a balloon that was LM's spirit.

To this day the memory of that day is vivid and runs deep. He is the reason why I started Spread the word to end the word at my high school last year. He is the reason why Spread the word to end the word will be there this year even though I no longer attend. LM was the first person I really got to know with a intellectual disability but he was not the last. B encourage me to become a special Olympics athlete and I now know many people in my area wit intellectual disabilities. People with Intellectual disabilities are people who have different personalities. These people can be cliquish while others can be vary sweet and accept everyone. But when people use the R word they lump them all together in to a group that is beneath the speak.

Having CP which results in unclear s speech I sometimes get treated as though I have a intellectual disability due to my speech. I know the feeling and it is not a good one. i see the mindset of thinking that they are above me and it does not feel right. I am intelligent but even if i wasn't I still would want to be treated with respect:Learning is not everything everyone needs to realize that a person is a person who has feelings we all cry the same tears. We all feel sadness. It is what makes us human so think about that the next time before use the R word,

Words DO Hurt

Spread the word to end the word

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what is cooking in the blogger pot

2011-02-28T15:50:00.000-08:00

A Movie Review video

My middle school years bullying video

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what would you do

2011-02-23T15:54:00.000-08:00

This show comes on abc Tuesday and Friday nights

I gotta hand it to What would you do for useing TV to teach people how to be good citizens which includes how to treat people with different ablities. Last night's show was no exception, on that episode it showed two people with disablties ( a little person and a lady in the wheelchair) and people 's reactions to them in the suppermakert. Both of those clips are worth the watch;however, I want to take a look at the one of the person in a wheelchair

People with disabilities are not hopeless and do not need help all the time. As I said earlier people with Disabilities do become adults and the public has to be reminded of that. Recently one of the basketball players mom( I play on the special olympics team) handled my money for me even though I am able to handle my own money. In that case I did not mind because I knew the lady and i know she meant no harm i told her after the fact. That is why you need to ask people with disablties for help before you help because they might be able to do it themsleves

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If you could walk in my shoes

2011-02-17T17:54:00.000-08:00

From the TV movie to kill a mockingbird also a good movie

"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch to daughter Scout, Chapter 3

I loved reading To Kill a mockingbird if u have not had a chance to read it Now to move mediums from books to Television

I am soo happy that this is finally out I am thrilled I got bullied in elementry and middle school, What happened in middle school is below

I remember when I was little and my dad told me that "Sticks and Stones can break your bones but words can never hurt you. Well I don't think it is true... Wait let me rephrase that it is . Princess and book gal have a easy cry baby that would me. My dad says that I am too sensitive and tells me to ignore it. That is the bad advice that you can give a victim of bullying disabled or not .Still don't believe me okay here comes a story

In sixth grade my mom and dad through that I should have one class in special education called RSP. it basically is a study hall with a special needs teacher who helps you do the work. Well in Sixth grade I had a guy in my class who always said I was a loner and no one played with me. I told the teacher and she said to ignore it because he was from a bad family and needed attention. Well I never could ignore it and I spent the remainder of my first middle school year yelling at him back and froth.

The school thorough I had behavior problems so in seventh grade I was put into a RSP room with a strict teacher and mean kids. Man did I hate that class. There were three other kids in the class who teased me and like the guy in 6th grade all of them came from middle class families trying to make ends meet. What made it worse was that there was a nice RSP room with good kids who teacher was nice. I also was the only one with my teachers on my RSP teacher case load The nice one had the others.

On Wednesdays were the hardest day of the week. The teacher had meetings that day and we were under supervision of a sub. One peculiar Wednesday a girl said that the entire 7th grade hated me. She was training for a peer helper and the class was talking about me and how much they hated me. My aid talked to me and sat by me during my next class and we talked to the head teacher(Who is a great guy that i had for math the next year) who told me that they had been talking about how to treat someone with a disability and my name came up. Someone did not learn their lesson.

Words do hurt and schools need to be aware of this and help those getting teased and don't tell them to ignore it . Think about it this way if your son/ daughter fell and scarped his/her knee you wipe it up right. Well bullying is like that only the cut is invisible It's a cut to the child self esteem

me and Lauren potter from Glee she is spearheading the campaign I am trying to get involved with this campaign

The Sick Valintine

2011-02-14T11:05:00.000-08:00

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you guessed it I am the sick valentine today. I have been around a lot of sick people the past week including both Princess and book gal who are mending but still feel bad. I thought I would come out of this complety fine ( as I have a good immune system) but on Saturday night my nose began to clog and the coughing began. Sunday I slept all day and am taking the morning off from classes but will go to the night class ( which is tonight it is my film class and important lectures will happened and I need to be there)

I hope everyone is not sick like me

Sunday Grains of Gratiude

2011-02-06T20:31:00.000-08:00

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anyway grains of graditude

My flim class is going well and so is english and history of my country
My basketball game went well yesterday I got a buzzer shot and another shot. I am not sure if the videos will get up here anytime soon If any one is friends with me on fb the link is up on my wall.
The wheather has been nice this week it makes walking to school much easier and although it is winter ( no snow ever falls here much to my dismay.
For plants vs zommbies
My sisters did well in volleyball
that the packers won the Superbowl. I actually watched more of the game then usal and was glad that the packers won because my brother is a huge packers fan

I hate keys

2011-02-02T19:22:00.000-08:00

Hello guys I want to say first off Happy February (my favorite month of the year) the ressson for not posting is the fact that the comments are not rolling so before u leave could u help me out my commenting.

I hate keys I mean the word itself was hard for me to say for the first 12 years of my life . I have a t for K substitution so I said the word Tey and I would get a minus from the ST not fun times.Now that I am older I can say key but I have to slow down and really focus on the K sound but that is just the beginning of my key troubles.

last Wednesday when I got home from school i went to use the key to open the house up. I can get the key in and turn it but the key gets stuck in the keyhole making it hard to get out. Last Wednesday I manage to get the key to the garage out but then the Garage door that leads into the house was locked. I then call my dad and he says to try the sliding glass door I do but then the key gets stuck into the door and i can not get it out nor can I open the door. I proceed to the sun room in my backyard and my dog comes and stares at me. This is funny cuz my dog spends a lot of time in the sun room when we are away. Now she looks at me from inside the house at me in the sun room where I stayed until my sisters came home.

Chris Medina Audition HQ - American Idol 10

2011-01-28T19:59:00.000-08:00

more post coming next week but this will do have a great weekend everyone

Martin Luther King Jr Poetry contest 2010

2011-01-17T16:40:00.001-08:00

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Happy MLK day everyone sorry I have not gotten around to posting this sonner I go back to school so i do not when I will be posting again as I am really going to work hard and try to get some A's this semester

The Return of Sunday Grains of Gradtitude

2011-01-16T19:40:00.000-08:00

So Sunday grains of Gratitude is back. I have not done this for a while,but I read them recently and I really liked reading about the little things that happened week to week I like re reading them.

I survived Winter break . It was two weeks between my sister return to mine . These two weeks have been home alone for most of the day without a routine so it gets boring. I did well but am looking forward to going back to school on Tuesday.
I helped take down the Christmas stuff and did a great job by myself now all the boxes are down.
I went to a soccer game at my high school. The team tied when they should have won and thus Mr C did not want to talk to me that much. That was discouraging but then I am disabled teen and he had a newborn baby and his wife but at least I talked to Mr,MCG ( AP us history teacher) Mr C wanted to talk to one of the older soccer player which made me feel invisible but i am disabled so it is ok.
I got to see LM. I went to his house after the soccer game ( much too my dad not so best wishes) and on Sat I got a ride with him and his friend who also has DS. We had a fun time even though they were messing with me ( our high schools are ,or in my case former high schools,) rivals.
I went to 2 basketball practice. On sat it was rrc special Olympics and today was the hmb pre practice. I think we will have a great season . At today's pre practice I helped one a kid who is my age with CP sooo cool. This Saturday is the first practice so I will take pics then. If anyone who is reading this and lives in the area hmb is far but it is worth it.
I am doing grains of Gratitude again
I went out to lunch with my mom Saturday afternoon.
For MLK he made my life so much better . As an American American disabled female his work impacts me soo much, I watch the Imitation of life and it was interesting to see the hate between a child and her mother due to skin tone. I hated the girl by the way I was that into the movie

Happy Sunday

Deedah: the movie review

2011-01-10T15:37:00.000-08:00

How I got the movie


to find out more about the movie please visit http://www.deedahandme.com/

In the fall of 2010 I came across a trailer for a movie made by a sister about her brother with down syndrome . (This was of course Deedah) I watched it over and over again and wished I could have it but I doubted that my parents would pay for it ( I have wanted the Child King for a while now but have not yet seen it). I then found out about the blog and facebook group and I quickly signed up for both of them. On the blog in October -which is Down Syndrome and Disability Awareness month - the blog was giving away a free copy of the DVD. I left a lot of comments and even though I did not win I still got a DVD for free due to my "persistence and passion". It was put in the mail and I waited and waited for the DVD to show up. I would come home every day from collage and look in the mailbox - which resulted in me taking the mail in but after it came the mail was not that interesting anymore - and when it finally came I was thrilled and excited to see it. Now a couple of months latter i have had the time to review this movie.

Review

the two kids from the film they are soo cute

Like I said before Deedah is a seven year old perspective about her brother with Down Syndrome. The two kids are -in the movie which was made in 2009 so they are a bit older now- seven and five years old. Seven and five are two cute ages and these kids are no exception both kids are soo cute and fun to watch. The sister is the older one in the family with her brother years behind him. There names are John and Charlotte The name of the film comes from the way john first said his sister's name. John was born with Down Syndrome but the film really shows how normal his life really is. John can go down water slides, play mini-golf, and goes to school in a inclusive program with other kindergartners. The music is really good , I found myself singing the songs in the film, and it adds to the overall positive tone of the documentary. The documentary is extremely positive from Charlotte perspective on her brothers disability. She tells the audience that everyone has different finger prints and that her brother is great just the way he is. John may have a speech delay but he able to articulate his disability as being UP Syndrome instead of Down Syndome extremely loud and clear .

The film also takes a brief view on bulling. This is where I think any kid can take something away from the movie. The film talks about how bullying hurts even if the Victor is disabled. It gives kids ideas on how to deal with bullying and how important it is to help kids develop strategies to stand up to those mean kids.

In conclusion I think Deedah is a great movie. I wish it could have been longer.It is 30 minutes without bonus features) The songs are great and the kids are even better. I think this type of video should be shown in elementary schools to help kids understand Down Syndrome. I would love to see more movies like Deedah showing other disabilities. I think movies like this have the potential on how other kids will view a child with Down Syndrome. After you see the movie there is still the blog that keeps you up to date about life after the documentary. I hope more movies like Deedah will be made to show that all people with all types of disabilities have more abilities then disabilities.

Wrapping presnts with CP and NVLD ( aka without good fine motor control)

2011-01-03T18:25:00.001-08:00

As u know if u have been reading I bought presents for the first time this year for all my siblings and parents. so that means wrapping. Wrapping presents with cp means that the perfect wrap job will not be archived but it is the gift the counts.

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