Special graduation ceremony held for one Arkansas student

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KARK/KAIT) – Sporting your cap and robe and getting your diploma is a milestone each senior ought to expertise.

Peyton Lasseigne, a senior at Mount St. Mary Academy, didn’t plan on going to commencement, saying she was “simply going to have her certificates mailed.”

Lasseigne is on the Autism spectrum, with huge occasions like commencement inflicting sensory overload, based on KARK.

Kelly Lasseigne is Peyton’s mother and says Peyton ought to have a good time graduating.

“Whether or not it was strolling throughout the massive stage at commencement, or going to promenade, or going to a pep rally, it wasn’t about me,” Kelly mentioned. “It was about what Peyton needed and what made Peyton pleased.”

With the assistance of the varsity, Peyton received to have her particular second surrounded by her household and pals.

“It simply confirmed Peyton that there are folks on this planet that do recognize you and can do issues that can assist you all through your life,” Kelly mentioned.

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