I Was On Tv For Almost Sixteen

When I Was A Kid, The Punishment I Disliked The Most Was Writing Sentences. My Mother Loved To Make Me Record My Transgressions--always A Minimum Of Five Hundred Times--and She Even Bought Special Spiral Notebooks For Me To Fill Up.... No Matter How Many Notebooks I Went Through, There Was Always Another One Waiting In The Kitchen Drawer.

I Cannot Raise A Child To Lie Or To Hide Things. I Wasn't Raised That Way, And I'm Not Going To Raise A Child To Do That.

When The Answer To All My Dreams Is As Close As A Touch Away, Why Am I Here Holding Back What I'm Trying To Say?

I Went To School For Special Education. I Always Assumed When I Had The Opportunity I Would Love To Try And Help Kids With Disabilities.

Working With Children With Autism Has Provided Me With An Opportunity To See The World In A Different Way. I See Them Strive To Overcome Obstacles And Persevere, And Learn To Persevere Myself. They Are My Inspiration.