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TooShiftyForYou on September 1st, 2018 at 16:16 UTC »

Diagnosed with ADHD while in elementary school, Ronnie Sidney II, spent seven years in special education in the Essex County Public School system in Tappahannock, Virginia. Sidney hated the stigmatization of special education and began to lose interest in school all together.

Nevertheless, he graduated from Essex High School in 2001, but with a 1.8 GPA. With limited options regarding four-year colleges, he enrolled in J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond, Virginia, where he did so well that he was able to transfer to a four-year university the following year. Sidney received a bachelor’s degree in human services in 2006. He went on earn his Master of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University.

He authored the series Nelson Beats The Odds to share his experience and inspire others in similar situations.

TheQuietManUpNorth on September 1st, 2018 at 17:06 UTC »

I thought that said 'NELSON BEATS THE DOGS' at first. I hate my eyesight.

Merrick362 on September 1st, 2018 at 17:52 UTC »

Things are getting fucking real with Rest In Peace RaShawn, jesus.