Yesterday I substitute taught in a pre k special education classroom [View all]

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6 children on the autism spectrum who were non verbal and 1 girl in a wheel chair with muscular dystrophy and could not talk or walk. Seeing these small innocent children 4-5 year olds who are going to suffer the cuts of this evil administration, a couple of times I felt like crying. I sat with each of the children though out the day to make a connection with them. One boy had severe eczema and was crying after he had his diaper changed. I massaged him on his arms and back and an aide got a cold compress which we put on the part of where the rash was the worst and then I used a massage roller on him and he stopped crying and was good the rest of the day. One boy was playing with plastic animals and I imitated the sound the animal makes and he looked me straight in the eye and laughed. A sweet little girl non verbal ran back and forth in the classroom and I raced with her a little and she stopped and looked at me and smiled and was calmer. But the one that I almost cried the most was the girl in the wheel chair. She can’t walk or talk but I sat next to her and spoke to her massaged her hand. She looked straight at me at one point and her face was no longer contorted and for a moment look normal and she made eye contact with me and gave me a wonderful smile. All day I was filled with joy and sadness and fear for these precious children.

Driving home I felt so helpless for their future. I really hate our country now because I know what Hitler did those who were disabled and I remember that sob imitating that writer with a disability. I pray to God I am not
hyperbolic !