Lauren Kogelmann Overcomes Adversity

Name: Lauren Kogelmann

Age: 3

School: Walsingham Elementary School

Accomplishment: Lauren is autistic but that hasn’t stopped her from being a kid and overcoming adversity. This year she’s overcome many milestones in her development. She’s blossomed into a social little girl who loves to go to school and play with her friends.

Key to Awesomeness: Lauren is a bubbly 3-year-old who loves to paint and listen to music. Her pre-school teacher, Gail Simmons said, Lauren enjoys spending time with her teacher and classmates. This year she is socializing more. She loves to say hi and good morning to all the kids in her school. In her morning physical education class Lauren was thrilled to be in an interactive environment playing games with her classmates. “She’s a doll,” Simmons said.