I always grew up in a more "normal" environment and seeing people with disabilities was something rare for me. When I was younger, my thoughts about people with disabilities were that they could only be seen physically and nothing else (mentally, intellectually, etc.). When I reached middle school, I realized how big the world is and how many ways people are affected by disabilities. Some of them have led a more normal life and others have difficulty adapting. Just seeing and reading about how many people are affected by this and how much harder it is for them has really opened my mind and allowed me to have a broader sense of how broad things are in the world. At first I felt uncomfortable being around people with disabilities because I was still so inexperienced. I still feel a little uncomfortable, not for people with disabilities, but for myself. I grew up suffering from social anxiety and am always afraid of doing something wrong or saying something wrong. This is something I'm trying to work on, where I can come out of my shell and be more confident, maybe then I can feel more comfortable and have more confidence when I'm with people who have a