09/06/2025
Meet Brandon, also known as Buddha Boy, an individual we serve. In addition to living with Autism and Dyslexia, Brandon defied the odds after being told by a neurologist that he would never be able to write. Determined to be seen and heard as an advocate for people with disabilities, he joined the county’s literacy group, where he developed his own writing skills through active listening and observation. Today, we are proud to share a piece of his creative writing with you!:
“What is it I desire to do the most?
I desire to help people and to be remembered for my courage, not my disability!
I want to be useful to people, so I can display my determination and courage. I want to show who I am, not what I am.
Do you believe a disabled person can be useful to people? Do you think they desire not to do anything as some people think?
There are people that beat the odds or overcome disability, such as:
Beethoven, Helen Keller, Einstein, etc. These are examples of people, that did extraordinary things, even though they are disabled.
Beethoven became disabled, but that didn’t deter him from making great music such as “Sympathy No. 9.”
Einstein couldn’t do simple stuff, such as math, bathing, housework, following directions, but he is known as one of the greatest physicists in our history for his famous equation, E=mc2.
Helen Keller, despite being blind & deaf from birth, went on to be a great advocate for disabled people.
These people were our greatest minds, greatest teachers in history, and yet they were disabled. We are inspired to be like them, but we don’t know that disabled people these days have that ability. That’s why as a disabled person myself; I want to learn old classic skills so that I will be able to help people as my peers have done before me. That’s why I see myself using welding, knitting, basket weaving, carpentry, woodworking in the future for myself and others.
In summary, a disabled person desperately wants to pass on wisdom and insight to everyone else and can be a productive, part of society, not just on the sidelines. “
By Buddha boy
