The first quote I picked is what motivated Martin Pistorius …show more content…
Even though, for those ten years, when he was the “ghost boy” and he wasn’t independent physically he was able to make it through those years by being independent mentally. With independence, Martin Pistorius was able to become an inspiring individual. Martin Pistorius is an inspiring individual because he is smart. After all those years he was still smarter than the average individual. This next quote describes just how special Martin’s story is. “Apparently I’m a rare species. Like a parrot or a monkey, I’m of interest to the experts. Partially it’s because I’m both a new user of AAC and a young adult, which is somewhat unusual.”
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He is saying that the story he is telling isn’t your typical recovery story. The story that he is telling is special. An ordinary person doesn’t recover like that, it take someone who is really smart to defy the odds and become an inspiring individual. Everybody should keep this quote in mind throughout their life. “No one seems to consider that even people who are thought to be intellectually impaired can change as they grow