Tonight in my grad school class we watched a video about a girl who has severe autism. one day she was introduced to a computer and she started typing how she felt. it was amazing the things she was writing and just how smart she really is. on the outside, however, majority of people would have thought that she was severely handicapped and dumb. this video made me realize two things: how parents can be such a motivator/life changer and how we often prejudge someone.
It then made me reflect back on my life and my parents. if it were not for my parents i would not be where i am today. i would not be sitting in grad school pursuing a career in special education. they truly believed in me and knew i could do great things just like the parents of the autistic girl. i think i often times am not thankful enough for my parents. i tend to forget how much they had to fight for me and not listen to the negative people telling them i could not do something and how they would truly do anything to help me. wow God sure knew what he was doing when he blessed me with my parents.
Another point to this story was just how unbelievably amazing each and every individual on this earth is. even though you may think that a child has severe autism does not make it okay to automatically think they are dumb. it proves that they know exactly what is going on in this world and know exactly what people think of them. the girl in the video said just that and how she wished people would not think of her as dumb and that people would treat her as normal. it makes me think of my future students and how i want to imprint it on my heart to never judge a person by their disability and only focus on their abilities. you never know what is behind the face that you see. every individual is unique and smart and deserves a chance in this world no matter how that person is portrayed.
you don't have to be a parent or a teacher to be a voice to the unspoken <3
here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsfNrG5Bnw
It then made me reflect back on my life and my parents. if it were not for my parents i would not be where i am today. i would not be sitting in grad school pursuing a career in special education. they truly believed in me and knew i could do great things just like the parents of the autistic girl. i think i often times am not thankful enough for my parents. i tend to forget how much they had to fight for me and not listen to the negative people telling them i could not do something and how they would truly do anything to help me. wow God sure knew what he was doing when he blessed me with my parents.
Another point to this story was just how unbelievably amazing each and every individual on this earth is. even though you may think that a child has severe autism does not make it okay to automatically think they are dumb. it proves that they know exactly what is going on in this world and know exactly what people think of them. the girl in the video said just that and how she wished people would not think of her as dumb and that people would treat her as normal. it makes me think of my future students and how i want to imprint it on my heart to never judge a person by their disability and only focus on their abilities. you never know what is behind the face that you see. every individual is unique and smart and deserves a chance in this world no matter how that person is portrayed.
you don't have to be a parent or a teacher to be a voice to the unspoken <3
here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xsfNrG5Bnw
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