Hi, my name is Kai

Hello 3rd grade class! You might not believe this- but Mr. Kliment and I have known each other for many years. I have been lucky enough to be in his classroom 4 times now! We are thinking of creating our own handshake since I've been around so long! I am really actually in 6th grade. It's a long story- but I'm at EHB for one more year before I move onto the high school. Yep- high school!

So, some of you may be wondering about me, because I'm a little different from other people you know. To see what I told my class last year, click here. It talks about my condition, called CP.

Let me introduce you to my family...

My brother Liam is in 3rd grade. He thinks he's a ninja.

My sister Addy is in 2nd grade and she LOVES anything with sugar in it!

My dog Ed is a rescue from Texas. He loves to dig holes in the sand and then lay in them! And...he REALLY loves my Mom!

My Mom is a Calmer Choice teacher and works for a marketing and endurance events company. She used to be a 4th grade teacher back in the day.

My Dad sells boats to the military. He retired from the Coast Guard a few years ago.

If you read my post from last year, you will know a little bit about my condition. My family likes to do lots of fun things- they try to have me participate in whatever we do. You can read about my summer here.

Something else important to know is that you might hear the word "ADAPTIVE" when people talk about me, or when I share about the things I do. Adaptive just means that we change they way we do things to help me be able to participate in regular activities since I am not able to use my body the same way as everyone else. I am very lucky that there are very talented and creative people in the world who want to see people like me be able to have fun like everyone else. I bet if you tried to think of an activity I couldn't do (but that other people can do)- someone has probably thought of a way to help me do it. Let me know if you think of anything and I will do some research! 

Some adaptive activities that I have tried:
- Adaptive downhill skiing
- Adaptive rock climbing
- Adaptive Cycling
- Adaptive triathlon
- Adaptive hiking
- Adaptive zip-lining
- Adaptive horseback riding

Another "adaptive" activity I am going to try this year is adaptive communication. Pretty soon I am going to get a computer device that I will be able to use to communicate. You will probably be able to see it when I am working on it at school. It is going to be a lot of hard work and take awhile for me to get the hang of it.

I hope we have a fun year getting to know each other. Here is a picture of Mr. Kliment and some friends from last year.