Submitted by Kitty (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 12:53.
This was a good article. I appreciated the fact that other teaching methods were at least mentioned beyond ABA. Children with ASD are as different from one another as all children are from one another. They need educational programs that are different and individually suited to their needs.
As far as the negative comments here, I have seen and heard them before. It does not make me angry despite being the mom of 3 kids with autism. Do you know why? It is because people who think they are not worth the money and time it takes to educate them lose. They lose the happiness that a smile makes. They lose the joy of a job well done. They lose the ability to teach their own children what life is really about. While their kids sample drugs and sex, mine will be giving me hugs and telling me they love me every single day. In truth my kids could teach your "typical" child some very important things that have nothing to do with intellect. There is no price tag you can put on this.
Thank you to the educators and parents who care enough to see the worth in my children.
Us and Them
Submitted by Kitty (not verified) on March 26, 2008 - 12:53.
This was a good article. I appreciated the fact that other teaching methods were at least mentioned beyond ABA. Children with ASD are as different from one another as all children are from one another. They need educational programs that are different and individually suited to their needs.
As far as the negative comments here, I have seen and heard them before. It does not make me angry despite being the mom of 3 kids with autism. Do you know why? It is because people who think they are not worth the money and time it takes to educate them lose. They lose the happiness that a smile makes. They lose the joy of a job well done. They lose the ability to teach their own children what life is really about. While their kids sample drugs and sex, mine will be giving me hugs and telling me they love me every single day. In truth my kids could teach your "typical" child some very important things that have nothing to do with intellect. There is no price tag you can put on this.
Thank you to the educators and parents who care enough to see the worth in my children.