For this disability I was not supposed to use the letters L or N. I then went to the library to ask where I could find a certain type of book. It was harder than I thought it would be. It took me a very long time to try and say what I wanted to say without using those letters. The lady at the counter also had a hard time trying to figure out what I was asking and how to help make it easier. It took me a very long time to finally figure out alternative words and I could tell that this girl helping me was trying to be of assistance, but she didn't quite know how to respond. She was patient and very kind though.
I also asked someone else to point me in the right direction to find the book I was searching for and that experience was much harder. When I asked the person to stop and help they didn't know what to do. They kind of just looked uncomfortable and didn't know what to do. Eventually I was able to get the help I asked for.
This experience was really good for me to do because I could see how frustrating and hard it is to try and get a simple question or statement out when you can't form and say the words floating around in your head. It will really help me understand what others go through. I know how important it is to be patient in my profession, but doing this really helped stress to me just how important it is. These students get very frustrated when they can't do things and say things that everyone else does with ease, and if I want to help I need to remember that it isn't easy and I need to do all I can to make it easier for the student.
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