| Raising a child with special needs is very challenging. | | | | particular ability to understand and internalize |
| I've watched my sister work with my nephew who | | | | information. |
| has autism and seen up close how difficult it is to deal | | | | Whether you live in Florida or California, if you have a |
| with the challenges of disabilities. Watching how my | | | | child with special needs you have access to |
| sister interacts with my nephew has taught me so | | | | government programs to help out with his or her |
| much about how to effectively deal with kids on all | | | | education. Every state has set up specialized |
| levels of learning. | | | | programs within the education system to help children |
| When thinking about kids with disabilities, it's important | | | | with various levels of developmental disabilities function |
| not to pigeon hole them all into one group. For instance, | | | | on a higher level. Finding the right program for the right |
| my nephew has high functioning autism and | | | | child can take a little trial and error but most special |
| communicates at a much higher level than most kids | | | | education teachers are highly trained and very capable |
| with lower functioning autism. Many people, however, | | | | of figuring out a child's level of development. It took my |
| when they hear the word autism assume he has | | | | sister years to find the right program for my nephew |
| severe communication issues and treat him as such. | | | | but since then he's flourished within his group of peers |
| It's so important to understand each individual case | | | | and teachers. |
| before make a knee jerk judgment about a child's | | | | |