https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov Abbey Johnson EDA 303-81 Dr. Severino en-us 2022-05-04 17:02:03 UTC 2022-05-05 20:05:10 UTC hello@padlet.com aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2170282720 Daniel Leigh struggles with OCD, but doesn’t know it and calls his OCD habits “Zaps.” He thinks that he is mentally off and tries to hide his symptoms and behaviors from other people so that they don’t see him as “weird.” Some of his behaviors include flipping light switches over and over and avoiding the number 4. Daniel’s best friend Max sympathizes with Daniel’s OCD, but he can’t relate or support much. Daniel also has a major crush on a girl named Raya, but feels like he should hide from her because of his differences.

Daniel is quite shy and is the backup punter on the football team even though he doesn’t like it. He considers himself to be the waterboy and spends practices meticulously organizing cups until he gets put onto the field. Daniel helps the team win when he is put on the field as a last minute kicker, but the other kids do not stop being mean to him.

Sara Malvern, another outcast at Daniel’s school, reaches out to Daniel asking for help in figuring out who killed her father. The two discover that Sara’s dad had actually suffered from a severe depressive disorder and died by suicide with an overdose of prescription pills.

After discovering the true cause of her father’s death, Sara opens up to Daniel about her experiences living with OCD and depression. As Sara and Daniel bond over their shared experiences with OCD, Daniel feels less alone with his condition and starts to feel more normal. The two become close friends and embrace their differences and grow to understand that not all mental illnesses can be obvious from the outside. In the end they are thankful because their differences from others is what brought them to each other.

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• Though I do not relate to the football obsession in this quote, I do understand and can relate to Daniel’s frustration with people who only want to talk about one topic all of the time. Also, Daniel’s father’s inability to read Daniel’s expressions in this scene is something I can relate to and have noticed in others before.

]]> 2022-05-04 17:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2170283090 aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2170283418 OCD falls under the category of Emotional Disturbance for IEPs. As we learned in Chapter 3, Emotional Disturbances make up around 6% of students in the special education system.]]> 2022-05-04 17:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2170283418 aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2170531318 I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed and related to this book. Before reading it I had thought it looked interesting, but I didn’t think that I would really be able to see myself in the character’s shoes. It was surprising to see how much anxiety and OCD were intertwined with each other. I suffer from anxiety and I hadn’t realized how closely linked anxiety could be to other situations without a direct anxiety diagnosis.

Something that I strongly related to in the book was Daniel’s feeling of isolation and fear because of his conditions. Mental Health issues are something that can make people feel very alone and I know I struggled with finding people who had shared experiences with me because of how different each person’s times can be. It was nice to see a book that illustrated those struggles from both the perspectives of someone with a mental illness and the perspective of those who care for someone with a mental illness. 

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Purple= Personal Connection Quotes & Reflection
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• I related a lot to this quote because sometimes with my anxiety I tend to catastrophize. I have had moments in my life where I do something that I know makes sense, but once I do it I suddenly question everything about it.

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• I related to this quote and situation because sometimes when I’m excited about things that celebration doesn’t feel fully real until there are other people joining in with my celebration. Getting swept up once others join in(like how Daniel felt) is something that I have experienced multiple times.

]]> 2022-05-05 18:10:02 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171876123 aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171886529 2022-05-05 18:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171886529 aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171986553 The Mayo Clinic's brief overview of OCD includes symptoms, treatment, and local facilities to get assistance.]]> 2022-05-05 19:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171986553 aj906769wcu https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171993433 A key part of the book is Daniel feeling like he is the only person in the world that has the "Zaps" that he constantly works against. I wanted to find a celebrity that struggles with OCD as an example of someone else who would make Daniel feel less alone.]]> 2022-05-05 19:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/aj906769wcu/qq9l2qe0dchvs9ov/wish/2171993433