A Very Young Influencer – level 2
26-11-2020 07:00
Sirio is a seven-year-old boy from Italy. He cannot speak and he cannot feed himself, but it did not stop him from becoming a social media star. He has become one of Italy’s youngest influencers.
His mother Valentina runs Sirio’s Instagram page. She said that she wanted to tell the story of a disabled person differently. Valentina said that it was difficult to accept her son’s disability, but she was lucky to get help from other people. With the right help, her son started living a good life. She met many families who were in a similar situation and they supported each other.
Sirio’s parents understood that it was very important to show that their son enjoyed his life. People are usually sorry for disabled people and they think that disabled people cannot live a good life.
Difficult words: influencer (a person who affects many other people’s lives by what he does and says), disabled (a person who cannot use a part of his body properly or he cannot learn easily), disability (the health situation of a person when he cannot do some things or activities).
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