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GIRL 1

To me, I think that having a learning disability just means that we may need extra support to do some everyday things.

WOMAN 1

I can't understand everything you say. If you give me a big, long sentence, it's like I need it cut down smaller so that I can understand it.

MAN 1

For me, a learning disability means that we have a different path than what we thought. But ultimately it makes you appreciate every aspect of your life and all the smaller things that are just worth so much more now.

GIRL 2

Disabilities makes me feel I can't do anything around the area or like going out.

MAN 2

For me, is full of difficulty to learn new things.

MAN 3

It's really, really tough and demanding. But on a positive side, as a human being it's taught me patience and understanding.

GIRL 2

What friends can do, they can go out and then they can have their life, too, with their friends and come home late.

MAN 2

Maybe reading a recipe is very difficult, because I can't read very well.

WOMAN 2

For me, a learning disability means slowing down and appreciating just the smallest things in life, the smallest achievements of what our little boy can do that maybe other people take for granted.

WOMAN 3

For me, a learning disability meant that we looked to put a label on Simon for several years when he was younger, and failed to find the reason. And after that, we ceased looking. We just accepted Simon for what he was, and enjoyed what we had.