Now I am a disabled advocate in the making but I am also a board teenager after school. The reason being that I try ed out for the varsity basketball team and of course got cut. My Spanish teacher is the soccer coach but I can not play on her team because I have CP.
Acting is also out the question. My English teacher is not sure how the class will do in the understanding in me without questions on the overhead. I talk wired because I have CP see a pattern.
it not just school aged kids ( K-12) with CP NlD OCD . It is kids with down syndrome autism and other disabilities. It is hard to find Inclusive after school activist es offered in the schools. To make matter worse as you get older most community programs max out . As much as i enjoy the Special Olympics the program is not very inclusive and you are mixed with audits . disabled but adults nonetheless. When I was little I was able to play AYS O with kids my age and I was in a singing group and I had Judo that was with kids my own age. Even through ayso has a team in my age group I can not physically can not keep up so my dad has yet to sign me up. This is not bad because Golf at school keeps me pretty busy but it is still hard to watch my sisters have fun without playing,
I am takinge the anger and sadness that I have had over this and am writing anther book. It is a sequel to the excerpt that I posted Here. The idea is to create a inclusive after school sports and homework along with enrichment and advocacy for disabled and typical students from kindergarten till the twelfth grade. If only I had this I would be a happy camper after school.
If you have any Stories of heard of after school inclusive activities in your town.please post a comment with your story
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