Jerry Porter (46) Goals “I want people to understand my child even though they’re different.” Jerry Porter is the loving father of a son who has developmental disabilities. All he wants in life is to make sure his son is treated with respect and has just as many opportunites as everyone else. He is very protective and wants to teach his child that not everyone will be as nice as he wishes. He would also like to spread awareness to those who don’t fully understand people with developmental disabilities. Motivations Incentive: Wants to help others. Fear: Selfishness and cruelty. Achievement: People becoming understanding. Growth: Wants people to understand. Power: Patience. • To help his child understand the world. • Other people to understand his child. • People to treat his child with respect. • Educate people on what developmental disabilities are. Behavior He will read this story to his child. He will hopefully enjoy the story being told and appreciate the attempt to help others to understand the way his child is along with other children like his child. Frustrations He hasn’t found anything that helps spread awareness about his sons developmental disability. He just wants the world to look at his son the same way as everyone else
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