Personal Narrative: My Use Of Sign Language

We all have a special passion that melts our heart and makes us smile. Mine has always been special needs kids. Even from a young age, I have been drawn to them. Growing up, I had friends with special needs. One example, in grade school one of my best friends could not talk and only communicated through sign language. I absolutely loved spending time with her and I knew she enjoyed having me as a friend. I learned basic sign language in order to communicate with her. I did not consider it a burden; I just knew that if I was a valuable friend to her I needed to understand her.
As I went through school, I had to learn how to work with these kids. Even though occasionally it was a difficult task, it has always been a challenge I was willing to