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raeanna74 · 08-05-2003, 05:22 PM

I proud of how I think I made a difference in the life of one little autistic girl. When I was 20 I worked at a day care where we had a lot of special kids - most from abusive homes and in foster care along with others who had special needs. One little girl was a head banger and had 3-4 fits a day. None of the teachers wanted to deal with her when she had her fits and the head teacher was left to deal with it instead. When I started there I was happy to help her and the other teachers were glad to cover for me in exchange for them not having to deal with it. She had a pearcing scream and would kick, thrash and bang her head unless you restrained her for about 10-15 minutes every time. She was about 3 and still small enough to restrain simply by holding her closely. I would hug her and rock her and murmur "I love you (insert her name)" over and over. I was there for about 8 months and by the time I left to begin college she had begun to come out of her shell and calm. She even went a couple times for a whole day without a fit near the end of my time. I wish I could see how she is doing now. When I left I told her every day for a couple weeks that I was going to be leaving and showed her on the calender when it was going to happen. She was to the point where she would come running to me when I arrived in the morning. It was a thrill to see this sweet, beautiful child go from a recluse and harming herself and others to so much more calm and loving. I hope I have the chance to work with more children like her.

08-05-2003, 05:22 PM	#37 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I proud of how I think I made a difference in the life of one little autistic girl. When I was 20 I worked at a day care where we had a lot of special kids - most from abusive homes and in foster care along with others who had special needs. One little girl was a head banger and had 3-4 fits a day. None of the teachers wanted to deal with her when she had her fits and the head teacher was left to deal with it instead. When I started there I was happy to help her and the other teachers were glad to cover for me in exchange for them not having to deal with it. She had a pearcing scream and would kick, thrash and bang her head unless you restrained her for about 10-15 minutes every time. She was about 3 and still small enough to restrain simply by holding her closely. I would hug her and rock her and murmur "I love you (insert her name)" over and over. I was there for about 8 months and by the time I left to begin college she had begun to come out of her shell and calm. She even went a couple times for a whole day without a fit near the end of my time. I wish I could see how she is doing now. When I left I told her every day for a couple weeks that I was going to be leaving and showed her on the calender when it was going to happen. She was to the point where she would come running to me when I arrived in the morning. It was a thrill to see this sweet, beautiful child go from a recluse and harming herself and others to so much more calm and loving. I hope I have the chance to work with more children like her. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.