Just a bit of a forewarning that this blog may be a little shorter than normal, but it still gets the point home.
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For the past couple of days, particularly on Twitter, I had begun to notice something that is starting to develop: there has been strong mutual interest that is starting to develop between me and the Council for Exceptional Children. You may have noticed that this particular organization is something that likely has a possible audience in the field of special education.
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Now, if you haven’t known by now, I used to be a former special education student myself and became the first neurodiverse student to have graduated from Seekonk Public Schools in 2007. So far this year, I have presented “School Safety Drills and Autism” to three CEC branches via a virtual platform in Arizona, North Carolina and Michigan. I also currently have two other presentations to offer:
“School Dances and Autism”
“Autism and Bullying”
It seems that both general and special educators have a keen interest in what I have to say in regard to school related issues.
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With the autism diagnosis ratio now 1 in 44, more parents and teachers are coming forward seeking advice from those who have been there and done that in terms of not just school safety drills, but also accommodations in testing, sensory challenges at school assemblies and surviving the Individual Education Plan (IEP) process.
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So, if you are a parent, teacher, guidance counselor, school psychologist or administrator on both building and superintendent levels looking for someone to share their story as well as their own ideas about what should be done in special education and general education, then feel free to reach out to me today and if there are any education topics that you would like me to cover, don’t be afraid to reach out to me on that as well.
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Catch you all later!!
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