Tuesday, September 7th 2010
I started this blog to help others…I thought others could see that if I could raise 3 children with special needs…then they could do what ever they are struggling with…this was my purpose…my hope. AND, I originally planned to just blog about the kiddos and I thought that this blog was gonna be filled with funny moments, struggles, & lots of stuff that we as a family were doing. Well, it has been…and with that has come lots of other stuff too!
Thursday, May 13th 2010
As a Special Education Teacher who is currently teaching children from 3-6 with Autism it is always a blessing and so rewarding when I see the little accomplishments in my students. I have a unique position with the school district that allows me to travel to 3 different Early Childhood Autism Programs daily and teach the children in each class for a specific amount of time. Today, I arrived at one of the schools and greeted my students outside. One of my students spotted me and ran across the playground to greet me. Now, let me just tell you a a brief history about him. When I began working with him roughly 8 months ago, he was non-verbal, wouldn’t maintain eye contact, would show little to no emotions, and had a difficult time following much of any directions. Over the past 8 months he has grown to enjoy the time I teach him and gets excited when I arrive in his class. His excitement is shown by the compliance he shows when I give him a direction.