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Self-Advocacy: What Should You Do/Say?

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  • You really want to choose the movie for family movie night.
  • You can't see board from where you are sitting in class.
  • A group of peers invites you to skip class to hang out behind the school. They say, "Come on, you’ll get away with it. It’s not a big deal."
    "I can’t. I’ve gotten into trouble before for this."
    "Sure, but you guys owe me for this."
    "I’ll just tell the teacher I’m sick and leave."
    "Okay, but only if no one finds out."
  • Your friend keeps calling you a name that you don't like, even though she finds it cute and funny.
  • An adult at school invites you to a meeting your parents haven’t approved. You feel uncomfortable but don’t want to be rude.
    "It sounds interesting, I’ll go, and tell my parents later."
    "I’ll need to check with my parents first."
    "I have to listen to school authority so I will go"
    "I’m sure my parents won’t care, so I’ll just go."
  • You really need help with a challenging math worksheet.
    ask for a tutor or ask a teacher for help
    study
    all of the above
    ask parents for help
  • You don't remember what your teacher assigned for homework.
  • There is so much homework for you to do and you have a hard time organizing your work.
  • Your head hurts.
  • You are assigned washing the dishes but there are so many dishes to do.
    ask for help
    do the dishes anyways but have a frown on your face
    refuse to do the dishes
  • You feel really sick at school.
  • A game is really challenging.
    practice the game, ask for help, read the instructions, etc.
  • A teacher convinces you to participate in a school activity that you later realize your parents wouldn’t approve of. You feel embarrassed and want to set boundaries moving forward.
    "I’m learning to make sure things are cleared at home before
    "I’ll just avoid that teacher from now on."
    "My parents will never find out, so it’s fine."
    "I’ll do it this time, but I won’t tell my parents."
  • Your friends really want to wear matching outfits with you, but you don't want to do that.
    tell them "no" or make a compromise with the outfit
  • You feel stressed because there are so many things you feel you have to do.
    all of the above
    ask for help
    take a break
    write a checklist
  • Your parent tells you something that makes you feel angry. How can you respond?
    Calmly share how you feel or ask to talk about it later.
    Make a mad face at her so she knows how you feel.
    Yell at her so she listens to you.
    Ignore her.
  • Your teacher says your name incorrectly.
  • You are feeling really sad because of all the home stressors.