Working with people with disabilities and also elderly people, it has been a great and rewarding adventure. I really enjoy the playful and fun loving interactions I have with my clients. I have mostly worked with people with developmental disabilities, so many of my reflections may pertain specifically to that population but not exclusively. A lot of times when people write about what they have learned about working with people with disabilities, it is about courage and determination and overcoming many challenging things like adversity, stigma, prejudice and injustice. I may write about that, however, there are a lot of other things that I learned that were more personal to me. I have learned about different personalities and how people, who may first seem very different than me, are actually unexpectedly very relatable. The cover of a book often doesn’t always reveal much of its content. Small words, thoughts and gestures can be such a surprise and make me realize a new way of communicating or relating to someone. I sometimes even see my subtle impact and influence on others, which I often don’t realize I have.