Mary L. Gavin, MD
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Also try to be helpful if you know someone with special needs. Ask if they would like help with carrying their books or opening a door. Ask them to join you and your friends at lunch. It ' s important not to be " overly helpful " when no help is needed. Why? Because just like you, kids with special needs like to be as independent as they can be.
Being friendly to kids with special needs is one of the best ways to be helpful. As you get to know them, they may help you understand what it ' s like to be in their shoes. And you ' ll be helping fill a very special need, one that everybody has— the need for good friends.
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