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Moving from special education to mainstream classes
Find out if you have low or poor self-esteem
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Moving from mainstream to special education classes
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School life with a learning disability
Moving to special education from mainstream classes
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Illness & Disability
Staying active
One of the best things you can do for your health is find an activity that gets your
body moving and stick with it. Having certain limits because of a disability or
illness may make it harder, but it doesn't need to stop you from staying active. It just
means you have to focus on what you can do, not on the things that you can’t
do.
Being active can:
- Be fun, whether you do things on your own or with friends
- Make you feel better inside and out
- Boost your energy
- Help you feel less bored or sad
- Help you handle stress
- Help keep away other health problems in the future
Victory for disabled athletes! Read about one girl’s fight to compete alongside able-bodied athletes.
Click below for information and links about these healthy ways to stay active
Content last updated June 2, 2007
