One that comes to mind is my annual sleepover. I have a total of five nieces and nephews plus my two sons. I took them all except Ethan for a week in the summer. I didn't include him because I was afraid of how he would behave. I didn't know how to handle it when it broke out. Looking back, I wish I had included it more. However, I didn't have the experience with children that I have now. I now understand more about his disability which, upon reflection, would have changed the way I looked at him. His disability excluded him from many fun activities not only with me but with other people as well. I think the stereotype I reinforced was because he had a disability and wasn't normal. I now understand that his outbursts were his way of trying to communicate with people. It must have been so frustrating for him. What I know about him is that he is a genius when it comes to video games. When I see him during the holidays or on his birthday, he often gives me a list of games he would like me to buy for his X-box or Play Station. I'm amazed that I play it because I don't have the kind of stamina needed to concentrate on a video game for an extended period of time. However, he plays them until he completes the whole