Personal Narrative: Personal Essay

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My name's Amber, I'm a fourteen year old girl. Plus I am diagnosed with cerebral palsy which is a problem with the part of the brain that controls the body movements. Also, I have a caring mom, dad, and an eight year old sister, I love my whole family, but sometimes it's hard for me to express it. On the weekdays I go to Deerpark Middle School. I'm in eighth grade, and I have wonderful teachers like Mrs. Huffman, Mrs. Kobren, Mr. Wildis, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Pikas, Coach Vazquez and Amy. In school I try to do my best. I have U.S History with Mrs. Huffman, which is my weakest area in school. However, my wonderful teacher makes sure that I don't fall behind in my studies, and my mom helps me with my homework. I have an eighty-nine percent average in history, but she's quite strict because she thinks that I'm a normal kid. However, sometimes I feel like it's way too much for me to handle! Next, I have Science class with Mrs. Kobren, or as I like to refer to her as, ‘Crazy Auntie Kobren’. She tells me funny stories like how her daughter invited a …show more content…

On the weekends if I have a test I study and go to my Arabic classes. I love it but sometimes it gets a little frustrating because sometimes my mouth doesn't want to co-operate with me. My teacher tells me to try to be a little clearer but she doesn't know that I'm putting in 2 million percent of my effort and sometimes it's just out of my reach. But I never give up! Then, I come back and study. After studying my mom quizzes me, and after that I watch TV, sing, play with the iPad, or play with the DS. I do a lot of things that people think are weird but I do everything for a reason. For example, I don't like baths. I hate them because it feels like I'm taking a bath inside a waterfall. Sometimes I wiggle my fingers when I'm doing something, and I don't know whether it’s another stim (an input to block out the

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