Helping people see beyond the disability

It’s Sunday evening, we’re at our favorite local diner. They know us here, but tonight there’s a new waitress and Max has a crush on her. All she has to do is smile at him and he giggles.

Max finishes eating, jumps up from the table and proceeds to stroll around the restaurant (it’s one big open space). He sees the waitress wiping down a table, runs up to her and duplicates her motion.

“Oh, you want to help clean?” she asks.

Max nods, vigorously.

She hands him a clean rag.

Max proceeds to walk around table to table, wiping every one down with a kick-ass grin on his face. People are cracking up.

Max has always been a kid who loves to laugh, but lately I’m seeing a whole other side of his personality coming through: The kid’s a comedian. I enjoy this because it’s funny, but I especially enjoy it because it helps people see beyond Max’s disabilities. Hey, yeah, there’s an actual personality there—something people sometimes overlook. 

Know what I mean?

Ellen blogs daily at To The Max

 

 

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