I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

I did get a degree in special education.

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life.

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair sticks up. But I'm happy with myself. I'm not necessarily trying to win a beauty pageant here.