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I have selective mutism, and want to change how students like me are treated

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I have selective mutism, and want to change how students like me are treated

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.

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I've got a rare disorder. But it's not who I am. I'm an artist

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I've got a rare disorder. But it's not who I am. I'm an artist

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.

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I want to add my voice to those speaking up against discrimination

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I want to add my voice to those speaking up against discrimination

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.

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Mum supported me for a long time, now it's my turn to support her

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Mum supported me for a long time, now it's my turn to support her

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.

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Wheelchair basketball changed my life. Now I'm aiming for the Paralympics

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Wheelchair basketball changed my life. Now I'm aiming for the Paralympics

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.

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