Life with a Cerebral Palsy Teenager

I am not an expert in this part of Cerebral Palsy teenager, mine is 16 and things are changing for him about as fast as I can type...maybe faster. As a tween he became more aware of his deficiencies so as a teenager trying to fit in is even harder. He doesn't want to be considered a kid with a handicap, but he doesn't feel like he can fit in. Encouraging you child to be part of High School activities is extremely hard, they don't want to let down their teammates but it's important for them to be involved in something. With this in mind we encouraged our son to attend all of the High School football games. We thought it would be best for his self-esteem to attend these games without us. The one time that we did attend he knew so many kids I was shocked. I know that in his own way will make his mark in high school, he won't be the best athlete, a drama geek or a math genius, he will be the kid that everyone will remember trying his hardest and never let his disability bring him down.