Being different is a gift

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/greta-thunberg-tells-how-the-gift-of-living-with-asperger-inspires-her-fight-for-the-environment_uk_5cbeef3ae4b0315683fce852?utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage

Greta Thunberg is 16 years old from Sweden and has become famous around the world for speaking out about climate change.

Last summer, following heatwaves and wildfires in Sweden, Greta wanted to make a difference so she decided to stage a school strike day one day a month where she refused to attend. Today 1.6 million school children have followed her example, striking and marching through their cities to say no to the causes of climate change.

She spoke in the UK last week and supports the marches in London, saying; "as long as it's not violent it could definitely make a difference and make people more aware that we show that this is an emergency."

Greta has Asperger's Syndrome and sees this as an advantage. Greta talks about the "gift" of living with Asperger's and says it helps her to "see things from outside the box. I don't easily fall for lies. I can see through things."

Greta says Asperger's, "makes me different, and being different is a gift, I would say."

Greta has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.

What do you see in the picture?
where is it?
What is happening?

explain the story

- what is climate change?
- why are so many young people around the world talking about climate change?
- what causes climate change?
- what is Greta trying to do? (make climate change a global issue for debate and change - she is achieving this)
- what is Asperger's Syndrome? (The National Autistic Society says people with Asperger syndrome see, hear and feel the world differently to other people. It is not an illness or disease, people with Asperger's often see it as part of their identity.)
- why does Greta call her Asperger's syndrome "a gift"
- Geta says "being different is a gift" what does she mean?
- what can we learn from Greta through her climate change action?
- what can we learn from Greta through her talking about Asperger's?
- why is this story about No Outsiders?

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