For Adrianna Robertson, learning looks a little different during the ongoing Alberta teachers’ strike.

But speaking to Global News, she says she’s always felt a little bit different than her peers.

“I tend to get more antsy when I sit for too long, but I’m getting better with that.”

Robertson, who is in the eighth grade, lives with several challenges, including ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder and anxiety.

Because of that —and similar challenges faced by her younger brother — the family made a change this fall and switched to homeschooling.

However, they’re still impacted by the labour action that’s disrupted classroom learning for more than 700,000 Alberta students.

“Kids fall behind, and a lot of times they don’t get recognized,” said Lana Robertson, Adrianna’s mother.

On Friday,

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