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• I didn't know how to stand up for myself
• My motivation
• They thought I was mentally retarded
• Educating your peers

I didn't know how to stand up for myself

When I was younger like in elementary school I noticed how my peers would stare at me and make fun of me, and I was hurt by that, but I didn’t really know how to stand up for myself. I’ve always had a sort of scissored gait, which is easily noticeable. I felt kind of helpless.

-Emily, 18 years old

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My motivation

I have been teased about my limping, but I have set this to be a motivation for me.

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They thought I was mentally retarded

I have been teased many times at school throughout my childhood.  Many students made fun on my slurred speech and would mimic it.  Those students thought that I was mentally retarded.  I tried to ignore it and move on with my life, because I had better things to do.  When it really bothered me, I told a teacher or principal about that person.

-Karthik, 27 years old

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Educating your peers

I have never been teased directly, but sometimes kids will talk and laugh behind my back; thinking I can’t hear them. My friends will stand up for me if they see me being teased. At my public school, I sometimes give a presentation to educate kids on CP. It gives kids a chance to get questions answered that they were afraid to ask before.

-Stephanie, 14 years old

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