Both of my parents have worked with special needs children for over 20 years and I grew up around children with many different disabilities. I started working at camps at 12-years-old and at 17-years-old I started caregiving for different kids on a weekly basis. I have experience with CP, Downs Syndrome, ASD, and many other...
I have 5 years experience working with individuals with special needs in home, clinical and school settings. I believe in cultivating positive relationships with those I work with to better support them however I can. In the past, I have worked with children ages 2 onwards as well as adults with various diagnoses like Autism,...
I worked at the school district for seven years in the Special Day Class. I worked with children with Autism, CP and Down syndrome. Some of my duties were OT, Adaptive PE, basic life skills dressing themselves, public outings(grocery store, bank) crossing the street in a crosswalk, and the value of money.