Hi!  My name is Mira and I will be telling you what makes me different from other people and what makes me, me. Some things that make me, me are my hair because I’m sure no one has to wash their hair and have pain when doing it. Also, my skin is different because I […]

As the oldest of three girls, I not only have to be a role model, but I also must take extra care of my younger sister Soraya (age seven), since she has an undiagnosed disease. When Soraya was an infant, we noticed something was different. She was delayed in both her mental and physical development, […]

Hi! I am Olivia! I am eleven years old and have an 8-year-old brother and a 2-year-old sister. In my free time I like to play volleyball, basketball, draw, and play with friends. I am going to write about my sister, Mia! My sister is unique because she had to wear foot braces for a […]

My name is Grant, I am 9-years- old and in 3rd grade. My brother Davis is 11 and has Down Syndrome. Sometimes he is annoying, he doesn’t know his own strength and when we wrestle he hurts me a lot. He is basically my friend but he is my brother. He plays lots of games […]

Hi! My name is Luke Ring and I live in Newport Beach, CA and I am going to tell you about my differences. First, I am going to talk about me. I like me. There are many cool things about me. Every person is unique and different. I love that about planet earth. People have […]

Hi, my name is Daxon Domingo and I am in 4th grade in NJ. I like to eat mac-n-cheese and pizza. My favorite dessert is ice cream. But what I really like is to study animals and nature because it started when I was little. I found this first book called, My first animals” and […]

I am just an average girl. I am of average height, short blond hair, and I wear glasses.I am a little shy and don’t like to stand out too much.I would rather stay in the background. I am a big sister, which doesn’t sound too special. but in my case my journey to becoming a […]

Hello my name is Anna Plotke and I love softball. In fact, softball is one of my favorite sports. I love everything about it but that is not the only thing about me. I have a disease, it is called Type 1 Diabetes. I got this disease when I was seven in first grade about […]

Hi! My name is Maya Popova and I have different nationalities! My Dad is from Bulgaria which is in Europe. My family travels to this beautiful country! You see, I have two first names which is common in Mexico where my mom is from. I am also America. I was born in Iowa in 2009! […]

I stutter. I am proud of it. When someone asks me why I am doing it I tell them that that is what I do! –Brynna Asher

Clinodactylya is where you were born with your pinky bent. It is actually very common. I am proud to have it because I know I am not the only person who has it. I’m healthy and happy that it doesn’t bother me!

What is Alopecia? I am very lucky to have Alopecia because  I am healthy.  Alopecia is just a thing that someone is born with or gets it at any age. It is where your hair follicles don’t recognize the thing that helps your hair grow. So then, it is the thing that helps it to […]

Hi! My name is Maily Mazariego. If you didn’t know, I wear glasses. I remember when I got them for the first time. I didn’t want to wear them. I thought everyone was going to laugh or make fun of me. I did not think that mostly everyone wears glasses and they don’t get bullied. […]

I am mainly an average kid who loves to play sports, read and play with my lizard. Like any other kid who has a sibling, I fight with my twin brother Brooks. He also comforts me. But I am not writing about him today. I’m writing about an invisible difference. Before we get to that […]

Congrats to Monika Rauba’s 5th grade classroom at Columbia Explorers STEM Academy in Chicago, IL for winning the PROJECT FLAUNT SWEEPS!!!!