While both of the videos were interesting for this week, I definitely think I related more to the Ted Talk. When she started to talk about her som throwing up everything he ate, I thought, wow, he must be really allergic to cookies. Then, after further watching, she started to talk about his food allergy and I was shocked that I had guessed it within the first few minutes. However, this story was very relatable, not because I have a disability, but as a kid, I had extreme asthma, like many other children. I lived at the doctors office and my mom was scared to let me go anywhere by myself. I never understood and I always felt left out when the teacher would stop teaching to answer the phone everyday and tell me that it was time to goto the school
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We think it is someone who is mentally retarded or someone who can't use their body as intended. Someone who isn't normal, but a few years ago I found out that being left handed is considered a disability. According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta's findings, being left-handed negatively affects school performance and can lead to mental health problems. For me, left handedness is normal. I've been accommodating since I was a kid. I specifically remember in 4th grade, I was so happy because I got into the class of kids who had high test scores! I was the only left handed kid in the class so I felt like I was the stuff! One day, this right handed kid was purposely bumping my elbow while we were taking a test and I politely asked him to stop. He didn't. So me with my short temper, I went off on him! Then I preceded to fail that test we were taking, and I got kicked out of that class and was put in a class with kids who had lower test scores. I was so hurt that day and I still think about what if I had stayed in that class? I have a friend today who was in that class, and now is a 4.0 student and has a full ride to college. I always think what if. That could be me and I just remember that day, and I always think, if it wasn't for me being left handed this thing that I didn't ask for that makes me different, then I could be somebody different or even
We think it is someone who is mentally retarded or someone who can't use their body as intended. Someone who isn't normal, but a few years ago I found out that being left handed is considered a disability. According to Dr. Sanjay Gupta's findings, being left-handed negatively affects school performance and can lead to mental health problems. For me, left handedness is normal. I've been accommodating since I was a kid. I specifically remember in 4th grade, I was so happy because I got into the class of kids who had high test scores! I was the only left handed kid in the class so I felt like I was the stuff! One day, this right handed kid was purposely bumping my elbow while we were taking a test and I politely asked him to stop. He didn't. So me with my short temper, I went off on him! Then I preceded to fail that test we were taking, and I got kicked out of that class and was put in a class with kids who had lower test scores. I was so hurt that day and I still think about what if I had stayed in that class? I have a friend today who was in that class, and now is a 4.0 student and has a full ride to college. I always think what if. That could be me and I just remember that day, and I always think, if it wasn't for me being left handed this thing that I didn't ask for that makes me different, then I could be somebody different or even