Currently Jimmy is in a very rough position in terms of the role of the family in his educational process. His mother is a single, divorced mother and his father does not have a major role in Jimmy’s education. Jimmy’s Mother attends parent teacher conferences and discusses Jimmy advancements weekly with the teacher, but his mother does not do homework assignments with Jimmy due to time constraints with work (she is a NYPD lieutenant). Jimmy’s Grandma is home when he gets off the bus in the afternoon, but does not push Jimmy to do his homework as well. Courtney is always at school so she cannot help Jimmy with his assignments, but does try to push Jimmy to complete his homework when she has free time. Another issue that affects Jimmy’s schoolwork
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Courtney mentioned one thing that Jimmy does that used to make her angry with Jimmy. Jimmy, because he is on the spectrum has a need to be very repetitive. For example, Jimmy will listen to the same song over and over again. Instead of Courtney rejecting Jimmy’s choices and yelling at him, she lets him repeat the song and ignores the song that he has been playing repetitively. This experience has made her more attentive, caring, and she claims she has gained a tremendous amount of patience. She basically feels like she has taken a huge part in raising her brother. She feels prepared for most situations people her age feel uncomfortable with and feels like she has gained a maternal instinct since she was young helping to take care and look after Jimmy. Jimmy’s disability ultimately affected Courtney in a positive way, by showing a whole different side to mental health and the capacity and limitations we have as human beings. Her brother’s diagnosis has made her more interested in the brain and has made her question the things around us more. Overall, Courtney has a very important relationship with her brother that is crucial to his success with his disability. Jimmy and Courtney are very fortunate to be siblings with one another as they support each other very
Courtney mentioned one thing that Jimmy does that used to make her angry with Jimmy. Jimmy, because he is on the spectrum has a need to be very repetitive. For example, Jimmy will listen to the same song over and over again. Instead of Courtney rejecting Jimmy’s choices and yelling at him, she lets him repeat the song and ignores the song that he has been playing repetitively. This experience has made her more attentive, caring, and she claims she has gained a tremendous amount of patience. She basically feels like she has taken a huge part in raising her brother. She feels prepared for most situations people her age feel uncomfortable with and feels like she has gained a maternal instinct since she was young helping to take care and look after Jimmy. Jimmy’s disability ultimately affected Courtney in a positive way, by showing a whole different side to mental health and the capacity and limitations we have as human beings. Her brother’s diagnosis has made her more interested in the brain and has made her question the things around us more. Overall, Courtney has a very important relationship with her brother that is crucial to his success with his disability. Jimmy and Courtney are very fortunate to be siblings with one another as they support each other very