‘Don’t Limit Me’
Is the powerful message by this incredible young girl with Down Syndrome.
I just received an email from a lady telling me I should immediately watch this video on YouTube which she had kindly sent me a link to.
I clicked on the link and watched the short 4 minute speech by a young girl named Megan.
EVERYONE should watch this video. Her message doesn’t only apply to people with Down Syndrome, but it applies to anyone with any disorder, special need or learning difficulty.
After watching this video I was completely inspired.
It has really had a big impact on me. I’ve always believed in her message anyway, but listening to what she has to say and how perfectly RIGHT she is. I am more determined than ever that we should fight for our children, to give them the future they deserve. As well as what they deserve now, both in school and outside school.
Please, please take the 4 minutes to watch this incredible video. It really is worth it.
Megan’s message is one of such incredible importance. So often children with special needs and learning disorders get dismissed.
They get palmed off or shoved into a corner. And their teachers or even family or friends expect nothing from them. Which results in them achieving exactly that, NOTHING.
Megan’s message is absolutely right. We shouldn’t limit someone because they have Down Syndrome, or any other special need.
In fact quite the opposite. We should take the time to realize what they could achieve with the right support and encouragement and help them to do it.
There have been some incredible things achieved by people with special needs or learning difficulties.
Richard Branson has Dyslexia and ADHD. Einstein is believed to have had Autism. Temple Grandin is, well, just plain incredible. And Stephen Hawking, as well as being one of the cleverest people on the planet, also suffers with ALS.
If you read many of my articles, you may already know that I myself have Dyslexia, but still managed to get a law degree, and a few other qualifications. And you might, as many would, think that someone with Dyslexia couldn’t write articles for a living. But they can.
So we must never limit someone just because they have a disability or difficulty. We must simply offer them help, encouragement, support and belief.