News — no ‘dis’ in disability.
I have selective mutism, and want to change how students like me are treated
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In kindergarten, I didn't speak to my buddy for a whole year. Not a word.
It's not because I didn't want to, I just couldn't.
I had always thought of myself as a weak person.
I've got a rare disorder. But it's not who I am. I'm an artist
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I remember when I fell in love with art.
I was in grade 1 and my painting of green, purple and golden butterflies fluttering around won first prize at the Grafton Show.
I want to add my voice to those speaking up against discrimination
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What can I do?
I sit down at my laptop. A whiff of the coffee next to me is as warm as the sun outside.
Mum supported me for a long time, now it's my turn to support her
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I was back in Katherine, doing bad stuff. Breaking in. Drinking.
Mum helped me get back on track. She never gives up on me.
She got me a job at a cattle station.
Wheelchair basketball changed my life. Now I'm aiming for the Paralympics
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I train every day.
I do 10 kilometres up and down hills around the Nambucca Valley.
I do an hour or two in the pool, doing laps and different stretches to build up my strength.