HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Brailynn Camille was once a child who struggled to communicate, she now shares her journeys through life in a series of books. 

At the age of 4, her mother Brittnie Legacy says Brailynn could barely put a sentence together.  

Now, she’s not only reading, but reading from a book that she wrote titled, Brailynn’s First Day of School.  

“It means that I like my teacher, I like my friends, and it’s important to show respect,” Brailynn said. 

As a toddler, her mother noticed that she had a limited ability to focus and respond to directions. She was diagnosed with autism at the age of four.  

But she did show the desire and the ability to write down her thoughts about struggling to be included by other kids her age, and, under her mom’s direction, began to journal what the family vacations were all about. 

“She wrote out some things and then we talked about it, and she decides to randomly tell her own story about what happened,” Legacy explained. “I had the bright idea that we can turn it into a book.” 

Using her unique skill, her parents say that they guided Brailynn to write not only one book but a series of published books that share her story of acceptance and those important family trips.

The writing and journaling her mom says, is a part of her continued therapy.  

“The more therapy she received, the more she began to talk and the more she began to do things,” Legacy said.  

Brailynn says she wants to show special kids like her that they can do anything they want to do and be anything they want to be and will continue to highlight their abilities, and not their disability. 

You can find more about Brailynn Camille here.