The person whom I had chosen to interview with is a woman who has three daughters diagnosed with autism. Her name is “Dana Reeds,” and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an easy-going person, I knew she wouldn’t mind if I asked a few questions on the daughters who have autism. If anything, she welcomed the idea warmly when I gave her a call and asked for permission. She lives all the way in “Hart, Illinois,” so I decided to send her an email with all the questions for the interview. In total, I sent her eleven, so she could have the time to think them over.
Priscilla is her second-born child and the first one diagnosed with mild autism. Tina was born a year later, similar to Priscilla, but with a more challenging social behavior. …show more content…
Of course, they can be included in the general education classroom by all means, but they would not always be able to keep up with their classmates. There is a reason they have an aide or another classroom for them to help them learn at their own pace. To be in the general education classroom without an attendant and excluded from the resource room is foolish. In my opinion, it is like the parent not admitting their child has special needs and can handle the same work equally as a child without any disability. It is a mistake that they cannot accept their child has a disability, but luckily there are very few parents like that. I am still glad to see Dana promoting love among her daughters, but I do not agree with her arrangements for them in a school
Priscilla is her second-born child and the first one diagnosed with mild autism. Tina was born a year later, similar to Priscilla, but with a more challenging social behavior. …show more content…
Of course, they can be included in the general education classroom by all means, but they would not always be able to keep up with their classmates. There is a reason they have an aide or another classroom for them to help them learn at their own pace. To be in the general education classroom without an attendant and excluded from the resource room is foolish. In my opinion, it is like the parent not admitting their child has special needs and can handle the same work equally as a child without any disability. It is a mistake that they cannot accept their child has a disability, but luckily there are very few parents like that. I am still glad to see Dana promoting love among her daughters, but I do not agree with her arrangements for them in a school