My Self Awareness Project

Purpose: to learn more about myself and my disability

Abilities and Strengths: Organized Sociable Self-Motivated

Disability: ID-Mild Future: Graduate, work a job, live on my

own

Introduction

Organized Who: John Bryant (Principal at Glenn

Marlow) How: Get Good Grades Future: Get and Maintain a Job

SociableWho: Ty Pennington How: I have a lot of friends Future: Interview well, Work with people

My Abilities

Self-Motivated Who: Helen Keller How: I do well in schoolFuture: I will get a good job and meet my goals

My Abilities

ID-Mild (Intellectual Disability Mild)

Who: Sylvester StalloneAlbert EinsteinDwight D. Eisenhower

My Disability

Common Characteristics sit up, crawl, or walk later than other children; learn to talk later, or have trouble speaking, find it hard to remember things, not understand how to pay for things, have trouble understanding social rules, have trouble seeing the consequences of

their actions, have trouble solving problems, and/or have trouble thinking logically.

My Disability

How: Have trouble in school Difficulty making friends Hard time understanding how to use

money

What: Need to know how it affects me Need to ask for accommodations that

can help me

My Disability Affects

Future: Have difficulty with applications Have difficulty in interviews Making a budget, paying bills Drivers’ license

What: Ask for help Ask for accommodations

My DisabilityAffects

EducationMy Goal: To get training as a child care

worker Step 1: Graduate from high school Step 2: Enroll in certification course at

Community College Step 3: Save money for course

My Future

Living My Goal: Live on my own Step 1: Get license Step 2: Get a job Step 3: Save money for down payment and

for rent

My Future

Work My Goal: To be a child care worker Step 1: Gain experience in child care Step 2: Pass certification exam Step 3: Apply and interview for child care jobs

My Future

Any Questions?

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Works Cited