Students with disabilities profiled in 'Back of the Class' series

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Sam Clayton, a 13-year-old with Down Syndrome, works on a reading assignment at his Federal Way home in April 2018. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING

Anthony Moran, a 17-year-old student with autism, steps off the Mabton school bus on June 5, 2018. He screams loudly, signaling to his mom that he's home. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING

Noah Legg-Lopez, a 6-year-old non-verbal student with autism, watches a video on his iPad at his Redmond home. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING

Sarah Carollo, a 6-year-old with albinism and autism, swims at Sammamish Lake State Park in Issaquah on May 13, 2018. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5

Ryan (left) and Jake Vandell sit together in the library at Hamlin Robinson School in Seattle on June 1, 2018. The 11-year-old Sammamish twins have dyslexia. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

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Braedon Hafey, a 7-year-old with autism, climbs a tree at his farm in Olympia, Washington. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING

Austin Dillinger, who has autism, ADHD, anxiety disorder and disruptive behavior disorder, admires a dog while volunteering at the dog shelter in Everett in September 2018. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Nate Paskins, a 9-year-old with Down syndrome, looks at the camera as a fellow classmate reads to him in class at Strafford Primary School in West Linn, Oregon. (Photo: Ryan Coe | KING 5)

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Zion Drummond, a 5-year-old student with ADHD and a developmental delay, plays with his mom at a Seattle playground. (Photo: Ryan Coe | KING 5)

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Jaylyn Cisneros, a blind 13-year-old with a developmental disability, sits in her wheelchair after school on June 5, 2018. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5

River Willison, an 11-year-old with autism, sits on a bench in front of Gersh Academy in Issaquah, Washington. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5

Isaac, a 13-year-old student with autism, suffers from trauma after he was physically restrained repeatedly in third grade. (Photo: Taylor Mirfendereski | KING 5)

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