When people look at my family they think, oh, it must be so hard. But really my allergy to all nuts is the biggest struggle we have. Everytime we go to a restaurant I have to ask what I can and cannot eat. Usually I can never eat the desserts. When I can I am […]

My name is Darrell Cody Lillard and I have a pretty interesting life. I like to read, play basketball and I am good at math. I was born with disabilities which make me unique. The disabilities I have are called Club Feet and Arthrogryposis.  Those are my visible differences. It is hard to do some […]

Hi! My name is Chase Failing. I am 9-years-old and in 4th grade. I have a scar on my left eyebrow that I got stitched up when I was three years old. I have an older brother that is ten years old and a little sister that is seven. I also have a twin sister […]

Hi! My name is Chase Failing. I am 9-years-old and in 4th grade. I have a scar on my left eyebrow that I got stitched up when I was three years old. I have an older brother that is ten years old and a little sister that is seven. I also have a twin sister […]

Hi. My name is Austin and I am in the fourth grade. I am the youngest in my family. I have two brothers and one sister. My oldest brother is autistic and diabetic. He needs help taking care of himself and managing his diabetes. I enjoy taking care of him during the day and getting […]

Hello my name is Aditi Karthik. I am an American born girl of Indian origin. Something that makes me unique is my colorful personality. Each of my personality trite has a unique color to it. For example, humor is a great color I wear proudly.  I love to make people laugh by doing silly things […]

Hello! My name is Veno Amata, the daughter of Jeta Amata. I have several things that make me unique. Let’s jump right in and start learning about the uniqueness of me! What makes me unique is that I am African. The base of me is that I have an African cultural background. Usually whenever I […]

I’m unique. My name is Emma Randle. I am nine years old. I have a brother and a sister. But you should know what makes me, me. First, I have something called Aspergers. This is when I talk a lot and I sometimes boss people around. Next, I also make people laugh by doing comedy […]

I am special. I am unique. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with having a difference, right? My name is Jessica Pillay. I am eight years old and in the fourth grade. I live in Queens Village, NY with my parents and older sister. I like to swim and read. But most of all, I love […]

My name is Ayden Beepath. I was born on August 23, 2008.  I live with my mother Christina, my father Roger and my two siblings Bryan and Scarlet. I am the oldest child.  I am nine years old, my brother is six and my sister is one. All together we make up a family of […]

Hi! My name is Kamie New. I am 10-years-old and in the 4th grade. One of my differences is that I have very curly hair. I also love school! Most people don’t, so that is one way I am a little different. Because I really enjoy school, I study quite often with my parents. I’ve […]

Hi! My name is Rebekah Rehfeld. I am nine years old and in the fourth grade. I have a lot of things that make me, me. Some are things that just anyone can see, like my brown hair, my brown eyes and how tall I am. But there are also differences that I have that […]

I’m blind, but I’m totally fine. Hi. My name is Matthew. I am nine years old. I have a seven-year-old brother named William who goes to Jersey City Global Charter School with me in NJ.  We love it here. I have many talents, such as singing, dancing, arts and crafts, and playing instruments. Finally, I […]

Something doesn’t feel right in my body. I can’t quite explain it, but I have to try and fix it. “Stand on right foot, jump up hard, land and stomp right foot harder than left. Crouch down, tap the ground, stand back up, right foot last.” This is one of my tics. If I got […]

As a toddler, I didn’t grow up with two parents like most kids do. I lost my father at the age of three years old. It is a really hard time for my mom to take care of me and my two other siblings by herself. Because of my father’s death, I wasn’t taught how […]