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A Charlie Brown Christmas: My Interaction With Kids With Disabilities

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Whenever I see the movie “a Charlie Brown Christmas” I think about the little kid with the big smile on his face. It was the last day of the week before Christmas break, and I had volunteered to help the kids with disabilities instead of attending the winter break dance that we had every year. From pre-school up to middle school, I always thought that I wouldn’t be able to become friends with the kids who had disabilities in my class because of their inability to interact with others. I don’t know what led me into thinking that way, but my experience interacting with the kids with disabilities influenced me to make an effort to become friends with everybody no matter what circumstance they’re in. Now I’m volunteering. I didn’t know much about

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