With her are MDA district director Andrea Payment, left, and Michelle's mom, Elizabeth Munson. When she's not riding her big wheel, singing along with Barney or jumping in rain puddles, Michelle Munson of Simpsonville will be representing the Muscular Dystrophy Association as a local goodwill ambassador.
Mytonic dystrophy causes weakness and wasting of the muscles.
Other symptoms may include cataracts, disturbance of heart rhythm, hormonal problems, learning difficulties in children and extreme tiredness. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Don Munson and is home-schooled. Elizabeth Munson thought being an ambassador would be a good experience for Michelle, who because of the autism will shut herself off from others. The best way to describe an autistic child is to say that the child makes themselves alone. I thought being an ambassador would give her an opportunity to socialize with children.