Brenda and Anna are in the library working on a report when Anna starts behaving in an uncontrolled, disruptive manner. Brenda is confused and frustrated by her friend’s behavior until Anna explains her condition, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), in a way that Brenda and the audience can understand.

David is a fifteen year old boy with autism. His brother Eddy helps their new neighbour, Joanne Spinoza, to understand what it’s like for David to be autistic. Joanne, as well as the children, learn that David is a regular member of the Franklin family.

“I’m not ‘confined’ to anything, especially my wheelchair,” says Mark. “My ‘cruiser’ helps me to get around.”. Mark Riley is a 12 year old boy who is open and articulate about his particular type of cerebral palsy. Script material covers specific issues such as a description of cerebral palsy, Mark’s use of his wheelchair and helmet, and social concerns such as developing friendships

Mandy Puccini is 12 years old and has been deaf since the age of two. As a toddler, she’d contracted meningitis which damaged the nerves in her ears. Mandy wears hearing aids and is able to pick up some loud sounds through them, like thunder. While Penny is looking for her cat, Buttons, she meets Mandy. With Mandy’s help, Penny finds her cat, and in the process, learns a bit about what it’s like for Mandy to be deaf. The skit about a person who is deaf is designed to educate about hearing loss, both the medical condition and the culture. Script material promotes awareness and sensitivity among hearing children, encourages appreciation of differences in each person, explores some aspects of Deaf culture, and teaches some simple signs.

“Having a learning disability–I like to call it a learning difference–doesn’t mean I can’t learn. It means that I learn in a different way,” says Jennifer Hauser, who is 11 years old and is featured in The Kids on the Block Program on Learning Disabilities . Jennifer is candid and articulate about her “learning difference” and doesn’t mind explaining to her friend, Melody, about her visual perception problem. The script covers such issues as relationships with family and friends, and explains what Jennifer’s learning disability means and doesn’t mean.Sibling of a Child with a Disability

“I don’t mind when you use words like ‘look’ or ‘see’,” says Renaldo, who explains to his friends about what having a visual impairment means for him. In the skit “Secret Code”, when Renaldo tells time using his braille watch, Brenda is amazed. This leads her to ask many questions about Renaldo’s abilities. Renaldo describes braille and explains how his learning to read with his fingers was no more difficult than it was for Brenda to learn how to read with her eyes. Script material promotes awareness and sensitivity toward children with visual impairments, encourages appreciation of differences in each person, and introduces audiences to braille.

When Brenda comes to pick up her dog, she meets Ellen Jane, a 17 year old veterinary assistant with Down Syndrome. Brenda learns about Ellen Jane’s duties and her unusual pet.

Most of the students in Eddy’s class don’t understand why he behaved the way he does. Sometimes he is happy and friendly but often he is angry and sometimes rude. He is famous for the animal sounds he makes in class. Melody tries to befriend Eddy in the lunch room and discovers that they both have an interest in UFOs. Her efforts to work on a book report about UFOs with Eddy are rebuffed.

Valerie learns that even though Joanne wears braces, it is no reason to keep her from being a cheerleader.