I want to teach mentally disabled children?
Since she is so young you might want to see if there is a special school for her to go to near where you live. Right now she is a little young and regular public school could scare her. I don't know exactly what public school would teach, but a private school which aims towards her disabilities will teach her self help skills. Dressing, tying shoes, letters, numbers, signs, those kinds of things. They will also teach her basic sign language. It would also give her a chance to meet other peers who are just like her, and that is extremely important she will work on learning appropriate social skills. I work at a state school which is a facility where MR clients live in group homes, here they go to school/training, socialize with peers whom they live with. We house around 300 individuals ranging from mild to profound/ severe. When they are no longer of school age they will learn to hold a job. It might be a job on campus where they make doggie treat bags or it might be a job off campus for higher functioning individuals. Please don't think I am suggesting a state school because I am NOT. I am just explaining what they are taught at those places. Keep her with you but look into a local school in your area that aims for children with learning disabilities just so she has the chance to meet peers and hopefully make friends. It is extremely important that they know they are not alone and that other people have the same problems they do. It will help prevent feels of loneliness further down the line. Also since she freaks out if you are not around, start by going with her and slowly fade it out. First week you might stay with her the whole day at school, the second week you might leave the room here and their for 2 minutes at a time, the second week maybe you can leave for an hour. So on and so forth until you just drop her off at the door. Fading works extremely well in these types of situations. It will be hard at first but in the long run it will be better for the both of you. Best of luck, please let me know what you decide
How can I work with DISABLED children?
First the previous poster is correct in saying that you must begin now using different language. I have a child with LD who was dxed as LD/ADD/Bipolar when he was six. He was treated horribly by his first grade teacher. At the time I was in school earning a degree in social work. I had no interest or experience in disabilities or disability related education. My son and his teacher changed all that. I still stayed in the social work program and am going back soon for my masters in Vocational Rehabilitation. I am currently an Educational Advocate. I work with parents and school districts getting services for kids where parents are at a loss. It is actually a fun job and very rewarding but let me warn you if you are looking to make big money look another direction. There is no money in any aspect of social work. I find that we are always in need of Educational Advocates. But, I also believe we are in need of good Spec. Education teachers and guidance workers, school psychologist, rehab therapist, behaviorial therapist, speech therapists and the list goes on. If you truly think you want to go into this field you could do what I did. While I was still in college I found a parent advocate organization and became a certified parent advocate by taking a couple of in depth seminars with them. I also volunteered at an Independent Living Center and began building a foundation for my career. Hope some of this helps.
That really does depend upon the degree of disability, their other cognitive and character attributes, and the availability of specialist education to help them overcome their difficulties.There is no reason in principle why these difficulties should prevent them from gaining the necessary skills to attend university, and gain a degree in a subject matched to their abilities and interests.On the other hand, your concern is a valid one. It would be equally wrong to push someone down a path that they are unsuited for. There are plenty of “normal” people who struggle in an academic setting or think it of little actual value in their lives.Help them to lessen the burdens of living with their natures in the modern world, and help guide them towards what they both want and best suits their abilities.I've got a severely dyslexic son, who really struggled with reading and writing. Before we identified his problem and sought specialist help, he (and we) thought he would be restricted to manual work. However, with training and his natural intelligence in other areas, we now see an academic profession as being well within his reach.A lot can happen in 11 years.Good luck.
The short answer is no no and no again. It takes a lot of love to recognise that no matter how much it hurts on a personal level to let the care of your disabled child to be given to someone else it is none the less the best choice for you, your child and the rest of the family.You don't indicate the level or type of disability in question however in general coping and living with a disability is an extremely heavy burden on most families. By giving over the disability to people who are trained and are experts in working with disabilities you keep your child. You can manage your family unit in a positive and loving way including the disabled child in ways that wouldn't be possible were you trying to manage a disability that you have no training for and may lead to fractures in the family bond if you attempt to take on the role of doctor, nurse, physio, support worker etc as well as the role of mother, father, brother, sister.Good luck.
Special Needs Teaching?
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Teaching special needs kids, what qualifications?
Try and get a teaching asst job in a school - tend to now need qualifications - NVQ level 3 in childcare/classroom assistant - and then from there you can do different things. Classroom asst course touches on special needs, and then there is a separate module that you can cover. Alot of schools will employ you to look after special needs with the level 3 qualification, and let you train as you go along. Another way would be to contact a special needs school - and if you can volunteer your services then that sometimes stands you in good stead. The pay is not brilliant - but I think that if you work with kids you do def do it for love not money - good luck.
I probably sound like a broken record at this point, but I'll say it 'til it sinks in:People with disabilities are not a monolith.Some of us have disabilities that greatly affect the ability to earn a living, while others don't. Some need a great deal of help just with self-care, so working outside the home may not be an option - but working from home is a great choice. Others of us have no problem, with reasonable accommodations, working outside the home.At the very least, we need to learn a method of communication, as well as learning basic self-care and other life skills, just as able-bodied folks do. At the other end of the scale, many of us hold advanced degrees. Like, I'm a certified (in my state) teacher and adjunct college instructor; in order to hold those jobs, I first needed to earn a B.A. and an M.A. in my field of interest.So, we need as much or as little education as able-bodied people because we are, in many ways, just like able-bodied people.
It is not up to the child or their abilities to get them to ‘fit into society’…It is SOCIETY that is long-overdue for changes that would make your question redundant.Some people are uncomfortable around people that are disabled because they see them as ‘different’ or do not know what to say or do that won;t be offensive or hurtful- so they avoid the disabled person (or in kids cases- often tease them) EVERY SCHOOL should teach sensitivity classes AND teach kids about how our society meaning that everyone IS different in their own way and should be accepted for who they are and the things they say or do— NOT about how “the same” they are to everyone else.
I want to work with children with special needs what qualifications do i need?
I work with children who have special needs, worked for a year with a child who had Downs Syndrome and am working with children who are visually imparied. You don't need any qualifications but experience is crucial. Volunteer work is a good way to gain some and get your foot in the door. If you're in the UK you can work as a Learning Support Assistant (LSA) where you'll be situated in a school and usually assisgned to one child who you'd help throughout the day. The only thing i would say about a job like this is that while its amazingly satisfying it is also frustrating and difficult. You need alot of patience and then you need to consider where you're hoping to take it, as an LSA there aren't many opportunites to progress. You could look at a career as an Educational Psychologist or Speech and Language Therapist. There are alot of careers out there that involve work with SEN children but require further education (degree then masters). Hope that helps!
Can I teach special needs children?
I am not like the other teens in school, and I want to teach special needs children. I am an above average student, and get straight A’s for double mathematics, double Sciences, and geography. However, I am terribly bad at languages. My English spelling is horrible, although my vocabulary and grammar are fine. I am an average writer too, and can write pretty creative and smooth stories, except for that spelling problem. I was never good at languages; and I had difficulty reading simple words and books, until I was 7/8. Although it wasn’t very hard, I also could not write my Chinese name till I was 7. Sometimes I stammer too, when I am not nervous. I have had this stammering only recently, and I don’t know why. The first time I realised that I was stammering was when I bought a burger from my school canteen, one day after school. There was hardly anyone in the canteen then, and I bought burgers from that store frequently. When I was 12, I won 4th place in a public speaking competition. I was often bullied and picked on too. I am not bullied anymore, after I changed school, but I do not have many friends (only about 10). I am also not a social butterfly, and I prefer not to go to social events. I was the only one in my class that skipped prom dance. I do not blend in well with new people, except children- I am comfortable and happy to be with them. Another problem I have is keeping still. I used to get into trouble when I was younger, for walking around in class. I would walk around to pick up an eraser someone dropped, or walk to the waste paper dustbin at the front of the classroom to throw away one tissue paper at a time, or throw away some pencil sharpening’s. I don’t walk around now, but I often wiggle and fidget around my chair, and my hand is constantly playing with something in class (usually my pencil-case, pen, key chain etc. and I am not bored of the lesson) Would my characteristics/behaviour allow me to teach and help special needs children? I think I can teach them because I still think like a kid. Please give me some advice and views. I am terribly sorry for writing so much. I sincerely appreciate your answers. Thank you.