Just wondering- I ...( 10 months ago by momof2boyswithautism)
Just wondering- I made a decision to send my son to a "special" school this fall- he had summer school there and loved it! He hated kindergarten in our local school- would flop down and cry- didn't learn much at all. Do you have strong feelings on this subject? Maybe had you gone to an alternative school- those ***holes- wouldn't have been there to be so evil.
That was hilarious! ...( 10 months ago by LucyShy)
That was hilarious! First time I've seen humor in your videos. Would you say that integration is bad then? Here (Canada) they are big in placing (sometimes several) kids with 'challenges' into the regular classrooms. My mother's a teacher and she finds it difficult b/c they don't give the teachers ANY training or information on how to deal with children with disabilities.
Especially the ...( 10 months ago by LucyShy)
Especially the medical ones, she's always terrified a child will die in her class since she has no clue about medical disabilities...
I am not a good ...( 10 months ago by silentmiaow)
I am not a good person to ask about the school system, seeing as I don't believe the current school system is much of any good for anyone. I technically believe in inclusive education, but I've never seen it exist in practice, I've only seen integrated and segregated education. And I never learned much in school myself, at least nothing of what they were claiming to teach. (Fortunately I learned fine at home or I'd have been screwed.)
I'd rather not have ...( 10 months ago by silentmiaow)
I'd rather not have gone to school at all. (Again, I'm a bad person to ask about school, I don't believe in any mass-education system I've seen so far.)
That is such ...( 10 months ago by momof2boyswithautism)
That is such relevent statement. My experience last year was that the "regular ed" teacher went to perhaps a 3 day course on autism- the other staff was educated very little. Although initially, I was for integration- after this experience; I'd rather have my son in a school- where EVERYONE including the janitor- is an expert on autism; and have seen it and understand it. We also have some medically fragile kids being integrated- i don't think it is really fair for the teachers myself.
Honestly, I think ...( 10 months ago by LucyShy)
Honestly, I think that is your best bet. I feel bad for saying this b/c my moms a teacher, but most of them can barely teach NT/MT children! A story that to this day bothers me:
..there was a 6yr ...( 10 months ago by LucyShy)
..there was a 6yr old boy in her class nonverbal w/autism, he had an assistant. The parents insisted he be there for a 'regular' education - staff had no clue what to do, he was disruptive. The only time he was quiet was when they sat him next to the copier machine in the copy room. So, sadly, that is where he spent most of the school year. Sitting in the copy room with the EA.
I think it's so ...( 10 months ago by dark420bishop)
I think it's so cool that with computers and the internet, you can communicate and make videos just like anyone else. I never thought of the medium in those terms before. It makes me appreciate the internet and our little YouTube society even more. It's too bad that older generations didn't have tools like these. Who knows how many geniuses slipped through the cracks because no one could figure out how to communicate with them?
I agree to all ...( 9 months ago by SchinTeth)
I agree to all dark420bishop says...Good Job!
glad you made this ...( 8 months ago by frustrated2222)
glad you made this video. Very enlightening. Some of it went by a little fast for me, but I understand your points. I had a classmate that became disabled during the school year and disappeared from school and my life. I always wanted to see her again. I never understood why she couldn't return, in her wheelchair. Her legs were impaired, not her thoughts, feelings, or capability to learn.
A great video; I ...( 7 months ago by jayjayjay)
A great video; I found myself extremely interested in what you had to say. I think you contribute to opening a dialogue, there are some considerate reactions from people who had misconceptions. Keep on truckin'!
i'm addicted to ...( 7 months ago by chikotube)
i'm addicted to these videos. I'm learning so much I've never really been exposed to. Thanks!
so glad to have ...( 7 months ago by BigIronWife)
so glad to have come across your video's. Im getting to see another point of view and I love it. thank you! keep um coming
Thank you for ...( 3 months ago by MistressDidi)
Thank you for sharing your experience. I truly admire you.
This video is ...( 3 months ago by AvangionQ)
This video is messed up ... makes me seriously rethink the validity of the Americans with Disabilities Act ...
Do you think if you ...( 3 months ago by Yetti0)
Do you think if you had a portable voice synthasizer like Stephen Hawking has when you were in school , it would have been more enjoyable?
I think society ...( 3 months ago by Yetti0)
I think society needs to look into families of bullies. what family in their right mind would encourage and teach their kids to be bullies. bullies are insecure. I think we need to intercede in homes where bullies are bred and work with the parents who allow or encourage this. when I was 12 I saw a teacher bully two physically handicapped girls in wheelchairs. we could not say a thing without her attacking us too. It hurts me to this day to see her victimize them. I could not stand the teacher
I think its ...( 3 months ago by Yetti0)
I think its wonderful she has electronic voice like Stephen Hawking has...
Our teachers unions ...( 3 months ago by Yetti0)
Our teachers unions keep the bad teachers... schools cannot get rid of them due to the unions. Many of them have no business around children or animals. Our society is shameful and USA is getting a bad reputation for its schools
silentmiaow, thank ...( 2 months ago by PinecrestRailroad)
silentmiaow, thank you so much for mixing all the humor in with all the ass chewing. Have you ever considered doing standup comedy with an edge? Please keep talking to us, some of us are listening, and learning. Peace and safe travels, Mike Hall
We're a family of ...( 2 months ago by momtoreezles)
We're a family of four with autism and autism spectrum disorders, and I can't tell you how thankful I am for the videos you've made. So many people think you can judge what is inside by what you see outside, and they're so wrong.
I know I'm not the ...( 2 months ago by XxSaraBluexX)
I know I'm not the same kind of disabled as you, I am only physically disabled, the politically correctiveness still applies I guess. Just yesterday actually, someone told me that they're boyfriend had told them off for mentioning about them ending up in a wheelchair if they fell down the stairs, because I am myself in a wheelchair. When he told me I laughed, because it was like he was worried I'd be upset, like I didn't know I was in a wheelchair. I think the world is becoming too Pc.
