Beyond a diagnosis

I wrote and published a book! This book is all about children with physical and mental disabilities, and the diagnoses that they live with. Beyond a Diagnosis is a person first narrative that educates the reader about each diagnosis and how the disability affects the child. The book is filled with pictures of joyful and loving children just trying to live their best lives, and it’s truly a testament of how these children go through life. I have grown deeply passionate for people with disabilities because I myself have a few. Working through life with a disability has shown me how hard life can be and how little support and education there is in the community outside of the affected peoples. Without support and education harmful stigmas can often develop, and people with mental and physical disabilities don’t need harmful stigmas. I wanted to make a small contribution towards shifting stigmas and the lack of education in the world so thats my heart behind this book! I worked with Harrison Pathways, and Ability Tree to make this book possible, and I appreciate the teachers, parents and volunteers for being on board with my idea! Below are a few images from the book that give you an idea on how its laid out, and the contents in it!