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.

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.

Working with children is never an easy task. There are times where you will get frustrated and you will start to think your loosing you patience, but you never do because you care. You see the potential in children and won't stop until they reach it and continue on in perfecting it. A child's success is worth more then any high salary. You have a gift respect it and embrace it.

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