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YIPPEEEE!! While my goal was to be hired by an Ontario school board, I’ve landed a teaching contract, for the first time, that I consider to be even better! The school is a private learning centre for students with multiple exceptionalities, most with Autism. Starting in September, I will teach a class of 6 (high school aged) students among a population of 55 incredibly unique, sensitive little people who fill my days with the most hilarious personalities I’ve ever encountered.

Autism is a developmental disability affecting 1 in 88 Canadian kids, most often boys. Children with Autism typically have difficulty in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction and leisure or play activities. Challenged in their ability to understand and make connections with others, living socially can be extremely stressful and isolating for people with Autism. I’m humbled each day I work with these kids. I do what I can to help students feel confident and comforted by the basic relationships they struggle to navigate as they jouney to discover their own awesomeness.

We take so much for granted.