When I was 16 and 17, I went to teen AAC camp. It was an absolute blast! Me and my cabin mates put on a play on the last night for our parents. The first year we did “The Wizard of Oz. ” The second year we did “Cinderella. ” We had play practice every…

I wrote a recipe book for kids that have special needs. You see, all my meals must be pureed in a blender. My book is full of my favorite recipes. I added some games and jokes to make it fun for kids. I just encourage kids not to be afraid to try anything new. When…

I went to Wolf Ridge when I was in 5th Grade with some of my class. The other part of my class stayed back and went on individual field trips like to the science museum. My OT at the time, Greg, went along with me and my Dad as a chaperon. I went on the…

I went shopping with my class in school. We shopped for groceries that my teacher, Mrs. Magnuson needed, the FACS class, the Rock House, my classroom and ourselves. Mrs. Magnuson gave us a budget. Me and my classmates were assigned 2 items each. We needed to get those 2 items. After we got our items…

I do my own grocery shopping. I shop at Target. I have a REDcard. I don’t like making a list. I go with my P. C. A., Leslie. When I was in my mid-teens, I asked my Mom for stuff like mini corn dogs but I wouldn’t eat it 75% of the time. My Mom…

Me and Mickey, one of my former PCA’s, went shopping at the mall. Mickey didn’t like shoe shopping with me because I would curl my toes when she put shoes on me. Not on purpose, my toes curl because of my athetosis. Athetosis is all my involuntary movements. We would go to Journey Kids. We…

Nowadays, my whole family gets together at my intermediate family’s house. All my Mom’s side comes and my aunt and uncle on my Dad’s side come. My Uncle Mark and my Dad like to crack jokes. Me and my grandma and grandpa just sit back and laugh. My Uncle Rich likes to crack jokes too.…

When I was little, me and my whole family went to my great aunt,Susan’s in Mankato. I liked it because I got to see all my great family. One time my brother, Shane, asked “Where is the food I can eat? Where are the chicken nuggets?” My Dad yelled at him. My brother loved chicken…

One time when I was down in Arizona, I got to go see NASCAR testing. I am a NASCAR fan so I was very excited. I thought it was interesting that the cars had barely any sponsors. My brother stayed back with my grandma and grandpa because he isn’t into NASCAR. My Mom and I…