Empowerment is sharing your story! It can make all the difference to those struggling with invisible differences.
Here’s how you can share your I Am Able story. Fill out the form or share on your social media using the #IAmAbleStory.
Talking points for sharing your story
Introduction - Who are you, what is your invisible difference? How has your invisible difference affected your life? Please introduce yourself, share your invisible difference, and then share how it has affected your life on the daily and as a whole.
Tips - What are your 3 tips you’ve developed for managing your invisible difference? Re-state what your invisible difference is and share 3 tips you rely on to manage the challenges of your invisible differences
Positivity - In what ways has your invisible difference been a gift for you? Switching gears into positivity, share some of the ways that your invisible difference has helped shape who you’ve become
Motivation - What would you say to someone that’s struggling today with their invisible difference? Looking straight down the camera, share a heartfelt message of motivation for someone who may be struggling at this very moment with their invisible difference.
“I proved the doctors wrong and graduated college!”
Annamarie from Blackburn College
“ In 6th grade I struggled and when I found out that I had ADHD, my whole perspective changed and realized it is a gift!”
“I was ABLE the whole time!”
Jordan Toma, Motivational Speaker/Author
“I used to mask and create a whole new person which was for everyone’s else comfort and not my own!”
Cory Singer, Singer/Musician
“I always wanted to belong and with learning more about the neurodiverse community I found out that I already belong just the way I am!”
Kat Alexander, Operational Excellence Director
“I felt I was not as good in school as my peers, but once I found out that I have ADHD everthing clicked!”
CJ Greene - advocate, author, and high schooler
Jordan Ashley Green
Author & Learning Disability Advocate