NAM girl has feature story in SCHOLASTIC magazine

SCHOLASTIC is one of the top educational tools today for kids. Through it's books, magazines, teacher's aids, etc it prides itself in setting the bar at helping kids achieve a higher level of literacy and confidence across the globe. However, the exciting part is that Scholastic's SCOPE magazine dedicated a 2 full paged feature spread to a NAM girl!!!!

Amanda LaMunyun, who was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of Autism. Amanda is one of the most talented young ladies I have ever had the privilege to meet and see walk across the NAM stage. Amanda, who has been a part of the NAM family for years, writes in the magazine's TRUE TEEN PERSONAL NARRATIVE section about how this disability doesn't define her. Instead how it has allowed for her to use Autism as an outlet to share her talents, which include painting, singing and writing.

Amanda, now 14, was named the Outstanding Individual with Autism by the Autism society of America in 2008. She is a TRUE role model and proves how important it is...to make lemonade out of lemons.

Be sure to check out Amanda's narrative article on page 22 of last month's SCOPE magazine, titled "Power of Art." CLICK HERE FOR A DIRECT LINK!