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Adi is 15 years old.
Adi is a special need child.
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Since Adi was small, Adi chose when to talk
and with whom to talk to.
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She began talking when she was a year old.
She knew a few words in English.
Then when she was three years old she started learning Hebrew.
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She always knew and felt that she was different.
So since she was in kindergarden
She spoke with the kids,
but when she was asked a direct question
by one of the adults in a group she kept silent.
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It’s like she never wanted people to know that she is different.
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This is a short clip about Adi….
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Published: May 23, 2017
Latest Revision: May 23, 2017
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