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special needs experiences

  • kindergarten

    kid with learning disability that got made fun of at school. I told a teacher who did nothing about it. My brother and I started walking home with him so he wouldn't be lonely.
  • middle school

    Saw a girl in a wheelchair in the hallways sometimes, I remember making eye contact for the first time and looking away quickly, but then after that I made a point to smile & wave when I saw her
  • high school

    Saw multiple people with special needs, I think they had their own classroom. They always had someone with them, like an assistant or teacher. I remember wondering what their classroom experience was like & if they were taught differently.
  • Starbucks employee

    Man in wheelchair was a regular. Once I learned his coffee order, I would make it when I saw him & have it ready when he got to the front of the line.