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A teenager who has cerebral palsy has created a cartoon version of herself in an animation to help her classmates understand her condition.

Tegan Vincent-Cooke, 14, believed a lack of awareness about the disability meant fellow pupils felt uncomfortable approaching her and were too shy to ask questions.

She decided to turn the story into a video following her journey through life and detailing the feelings of isolation and anxiety she has had to deal with.

After writing about her experiences, she enlisted the help of professional animators, a narrator and producer to bring her words to life in an animation.

The video begins with the drama of Tegan‘s problematic birth and shows cartoon doctors rushing about in a panicky state, struggling to keep the newborn baby alive.

She survives and the animation explains how days later, she was diagnosed with quadriplegic cerebral palsy, which affects all four limbs and several muscle groups.

Tegan describes how her family home in Stapleton, Bristol, where she lives with her mother Sylvia and father Justin is adapted to make it easier for her to navigate, and speaks of the unconditional support they have given her.

Tegan Vincent-Cooke's animation of herself with her parents (SWNS)
Tegan Vincent-Cooke’s animation of herself with her parents (SWNS)

The teenager then goes on to talk about how, even though she loves her school, she feels isolated and uneasy at times.

“The absolute worst part of school is walking down the corridors between lessons and the unwanted attention I get from other kids,” she says.

“I feel trapped with their eyes on me, I have nowhere to hide from their stares and it makes me feel really uncomfortable.”

Tegan explains how cerebral palsy affects her life and speaks of the range of exercises she has to do to relax her muscles.

She goes on to speak excitedly about her passion for horse-riding before the video concludes with an uplifting message.

“I say that everyone is unique so therefore different in their own way. I am differently-abled. I am NOT disabled,” she concludes.

Sylvia Vincent with her daughter Tegan, 14, pictured at home in Bristol (SWNS)
Sylvia Vincent with her daughter Tegan, 14, pictured at home in Bristol (SWNS)

Tegan‘s mother Sylvia Vincent, 46, who is a community development worker, said: “She feared going to school. She didn’t want to see the looks and have people staring at her.

“A lot of people would come over and offer to help rather than having a conversation.”

Since showing the video to classmates, Tegan has made friends with other students in her year at Colston Girls’ School in Bristol.

Mrs Vincent, from Stapleton, Bristol, said: “She couldn’t believe the reaction. Making the video has completely changed her experience at school.

“I think it’s made her more aware of people’s anxieties about her.

“She is so much more confident.”

Tegan, who is studying to become a zoologist, calls her cerebral palsy a “different-ability” and is adamant that it will not hold her back.

She told disability channel BBC Ouch: “I want a lot more people than in school to see the video – people that want to know about disability, but don’t know how to ask.”

Tegan hopes she will continue to raise awareness about all disabilities by making more videos in the future.

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