Originally Posted by
SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2517594
I wish there were more people like you! Our girls go to a child care center that just got reaccredited with the NC 5 star accreditation and they have 60% of their children with disabilities of different levels. I have to admit that my girls benefit from an environment where they do not come first and have to understand why a girl in their class doesn't do things the same way they do. She is the cutest little girl ever and she has Downs Syndrome. Also one of teachers has a 16yr old autistic son and she and I sometimes have conversations about how she found out he had it, how he was first labeled with a wide array of *other* things than autism.
Anyways, I've got my girls home today (teachers day) so I have way too much time to type 
It is so important for these kids to be accepted and for other children to understand that they are the same as themselves, they just learn differently. That sounds like a very nice place.
Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/2517606
I also want to thank you for the work you do. Being the mother of 4 with two having varied learning problems. My oldest son has language and processing difficulties. My youngest was a two lb premie and has language difficulties, speech, adhd and processing. The good new we got for her this yr is that she is now at grade level. Thanks to the wonderful teachers and special helpers she has had.
So keep up the good work.
T
That is wonderful Teresa! I am glad that your children are getting the assistance that they need. Some children just need extra help, it is critical that they get it early on in their education. One of the boys in my class was just placed there this year. He has been in "normal" classes from K-6. It is somewhat sad that he didn't get the help that he needed earlier. His mother if fighting the fact that he was placed in our class. She wants him back in regular classes next year even though he reads at a second grade level, among other things. He was placed in behavior management/special ed, because he always acted out in class. Rather than his skill level being assessed, his mother claimed that he was just being "bad". He is a great kid. We don't let him get away with acting out and focus on his needs. I often take him into a separate room to do his work, which calms him down. He gets embarrassed because of his skill level, which is understandable. He is progressing nicely.
- k-dogg, nice...
