Sunday, January 8, 2012

Kyleigh's speech

She gave this at the opening ceremony of the Georgia Winter Institute.


"My name is Kyleigh. I am nine years old. I am in third grade. This is my talker. It helps me speak. I like when my friends play with me. I feel happy. We play tic tac toe and cards at school. We listen to my MP3 player at home. I like Girl Scouts. The girls say hi to me and talk to me. They know I am observant. I work hard at math. My teachers don't know how hard it is. That makes me mad. Sometimes people ask me why I am disabled. I don't know what to say. I wish they would laugh and joke with me. I would like you if you would like me. Thank you for listening to me."