"I stand with you," says Friends of Quinn guest blogger Michaela Hearst in this video interview where Quinn gets to know the recent Hunter MSW graduate. In this video, Michaela shares the challenges she overcame with school, and her message for others with LDs. Besides recently getting her MSW, Michaela is a new member of NCLD's Young Adult Leadership Council, a Project Social Ambassador for the NVLD Project, and has blogged for Understood.org....

I’m just like every other girl. I love to laugh and experience life with people that I care about most. I also have an LD and once I tell others this I often get a look. I feel the labels we put on each other only holds us back the special gift that they bring! 

In first grade, I had a very difficult time with reading and comprehension. I put so much work in and every day I would continue to get frustrated with myself. I looked around the classroom...