"I don’t look at my #disability as a weakness... It’s made me the performer that I am and the storyteller that I strive to be. When you have to teach yourself how to say sounds, when you have to be highly concerned about pronunciation..."
https://twitter.com/grimalkina/status/1351944618670100480
...it gives you a certain awareness of sonics, of the auditory experience.”
"She is also the first person to announce her intention to run for president in 2036, the first election cycle in which she’ll be old enough to do so."
latimes.com/entertainment-…
"She is also the first person to announce her intention to run for president in 2036, the first election cycle in which she’ll be old enough to do so."
latimes.com/entertainment-…
It looks like @TheAmandaGorman is also neurodivergent? Very cool! Looking for further confirmation now.
https://twitter.com/BeingCharisBlog/status/1351954575117279233
More on #AmandaGorman and #disability / #neurodiversity:
"Gorman was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in kindergarten. She also has speech articulation issues that make it difficult for her to pronounce certain words and sounds."
qa-v2.understood.org/en/community-e…
"Gorman was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in kindergarten. She also has speech articulation issues that make it difficult for her to pronounce certain words and sounds."
qa-v2.understood.org/en/community-e…
A video, transcript, and lesson plan for the poem "The Hill We Climb" by #AmandaGorman can be found here (via @pbsnewshour). pbs.org/newshour/extra…
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