Yesterday was Jeremiah’s last day of preschool. I’m crying. I’m scared. I’m worried. I know so many of you can relate. The awesome thing is that Jeremiah’s preschool teacher can relate because she has an autistic son who’s sixteen. She has said over and over through our three years together that Jeremiah reminds her so…
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special needs: how kids accept one another
You can listen to a recording of this post by scrolling to the end. ***** Gotta love kids right? Since having a son with Autism, I’ve seen a whole new side of children I hadn’t seen before. I’ve worked with kids for years, I’ve been a teacher and a nanny, and only since watching kids…
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You may have seen it in the news, a teen was talked into the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, but, instead of ice, peers doused him with urine, feces, cigarette butts, and spit. This enrages me. Part of me can’t believe people would behave this way, but then I have not lived the secluded, naive life,…
Read Moreinclusion vs exclusion: special needs in the classroom
You can listen to a recorded version by scrolling to the end of the post. Are there benefits to having special needs children in the mainstream classroom? Are there benefits for the typical students? Are there benefits for the special needs students? Should children with special needs be secluded in their own rooms? If you’re…
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