When Kymera Mitchell was 6, she was diagnosed with autism and PTSD. Now, she's a high school graduate with 19 college acceptances and eight full-ride scholarships.
Recalling when her daughter first received her diagnoses, Kalaveeta Mitchell said it was scary.
She also remembered feeling some relief; however, because she knew there was something different about her child.Looking back now and seeing all that her daughter has accomplished, Kalaveeta Mitchell said, "It just warms my heart. My cup runneth over." Kalaveeta Mitchell said her daughter didn't always have support from the school system itself, and said she had to advocate for her to receive the same education as students without disabilities.
"There is this behavior and this mindset still that people with disabilities cannot measure up to people without disabilities, and that's not necessarily true," she added."I can imagine myself making my own characters" for comics, TV or web series, she said.
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