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Topic: Helping someone with special needs
MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 02/10/09 01:20 PM

You're helping him as much as you are, but have you stopped to think he's helping you too. You said you don't have alot of patience right. Well by you helping him in the ways you are. He in turn is helping you with your patience level is he not? I say keep doing what you're doing. We're all human we're all going to make mistakes. My best friend is in her own way disabled and I did for her what I'm guessing you're doing for this man. You're doing what he can't in other words. We've been best friends for over 20+ years because of it. KEEP GOING


:smile: Yes I think I am learning patience.flowerforyou I never had kids and it took me sometime to get used to my sisters kids.flowerforyou

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Tue 02/10/09 01:44 PM
We all learn in different ways. I'll be honest my daughter is disablied in that she's 2 yrs old and can't even hold her own head up. She has CP, Epilepsy, and Failure to Thrive. On top of she's legally blind. If someone had asked me 3 yrs ago if I could raise a disablied child? I would have said " No Way", but I'm raising two (2) kids on my own and one (1) of them is disablied. Keep your head up. You'll love every lesson you learn from your sisters kids and from Blake.

Queene123's photo
Tue 02/10/09 01:56 PM
we didnt know that my son had any problems untill he was 1yrs old and when he was about 3 the hospitol sent his studies to london as to find out he had missing chromazones which were rare.they didnt tell us what his birth defect was called untill a little over 3yrs ago when i had gone in to get my heart valve surgery and thats when i found out.
it would had been nice back then for the hospitol to tell us before hand.
hes 21yrs old and he has a hard time reading,but he remembers phone numbers which is awsome..
and he is very smart. he mention something to me yrs ago that we never brought up to him.. when he was little he had a buddy that had died, and we didnt tell him. well when he was 11yrs old he and i were walking back to the house and he brought that kid up and he stated he had died, and i said how do you know, he pointed to his head and said i know...

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 02/10/09 01:58 PM

We all learn in different ways. I'll be honest my daughter is disablied in that she's 2 yrs old and can't even hold her own head up. She has CP, Epilepsy, and Failure to Thrive. On top of she's legally blind. If someone had asked me 3 yrs ago if I could raise a disablied child? I would have said " No Way", but I'm raising two (2) kids on my own and one (1) of them is disablied. Keep your head up. You'll love every lesson you learn from your sisters kids and from Blake.
flowerforyou thank you for the adviceflowerforyou

MirrorMirror's photo
Tue 02/10/09 01:58 PM

we didnt know that my son had any problems untill he was 1yrs old and when he was about 3 the hospitol sent his studies to london as to find out he had missing chromazones which were rare.they didnt tell us what his birth defect was called untill a little over 3yrs ago when i had gone in to get my heart valve surgery and thats when i found out.
it would had been nice back then for the hospitol to tell us before hand.
hes 21yrs old and he has a hard time reading,but he remembers phone numbers which is awsome..
and he is very smart. he mention something to me yrs ago that we never brought up to him.. when he was little he had a buddy that had died, and we didnt tell him. well when he was 11yrs old he and i were walking back to the house and he brought that kid up and he stated he had died, and i said how do you know, he pointed to his head and said i know...



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njmom05's photo
Tue 02/10/09 02:09 PM
As a parent of a special needs child who does very little for himself, I commend you on helping Blake. So many people would just turn their back on him and let him fend for himself. However, I do agree that he shouldn't be in the class unless he has the assistance that he needs. My son will always be in special education classes, and even while in there, he has therapists who help out his teacher and the teacher's aide.
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Queene123's photo
Tue 02/10/09 02:15 PM
every where my son goes, people know him.. there was one yr i cant recall what grade he was in but he coming home, and there were a few kids that were picking on him and making fun of him. and there were 2 other boys that came to his defense and protected him and walked him home.. he didnt say anything to my mom and i came over later, those boys that protected him. came over with there dad to let us know what happened.. they were his guarden angels.. some people just done understand how to deal with the handicap..

Cutiepieforyou's photo
Tue 02/10/09 06:24 PM

:smile: In one of my classes there is a handicapped young man that sits at the same table as me.:smile: His name is Blake.:smile: He is very intelligent but he is unable to use his hands for very much and since I am the only person near him, I have to do most things for him.:smile: I have never dealt with a special needs person before and I am finding that I need to learn to be more patient.:smile: I am so afraid of getting something wrong and causing him to be wrong too.:smile: I cant move to another table because it is a small class and would be too obvious, and I would feel terrible because I dont know if anyone else in there would help him.:smile:

bigsmile Does anyone here have any advice for me?bigsmile

I work with special needs adults. I have a lot of patience to begin with, but on those days that it wears thin I try to put myself in their shoes.
I think it is great that you are helping him out.

Citizen_Joe's photo
Tue 02/10/09 11:48 PM

:smile: In one of my classes there is a handicapped young man that sits at the same table as me.:smile: His name is Blake.:smile: He is very intelligent but he is unable to use his hands for very much and since I am the only person near him, I have to do most things for him.:smile: I have never dealt with a special needs person before and I am finding that I need to learn to be more patient.:smile: I am so afraid of getting something wrong and causing him to be wrong too.:smile: I cant move to another table because it is a small class and would be too obvious, and I would feel terrible because I dont know if anyone else in there would help him.:smile:

bigsmile Does anyone here have any advice for me?bigsmile


Forget about yourself and enjoy the fact that you're doing something kind for another human being.

livelife68's photo
Wed 02/11/09 12:49 AM
Keep doing it mirror. I've learned a lot about myself by helping others on a daily basis. They greatly appreciate it and it always makes me feel good. It can be frustrating at times...be patient...it is well worth the reward. :smile:

MirrorMirror's photo
Wed 02/11/09 10:26 AM

Keep doing it mirror. I've learned a lot about myself by helping others on a daily basis. They greatly appreciate it and it always makes me feel good. It can be frustrating at times...be patient...it is well worth the reward. :smile:
:thumbsup:

MirrorMirror's photo
Fri 02/13/09 11:29 AM
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challengingmind's photo
Fri 02/13/09 12:43 PM
Excellent job Mirror! I'm disabled along with two of my kids.I also provided respite for special needs children.
It takes a lot of patience,adapting, and observation.It gets easier as time goes on and you've developed a routine. Everything else will be easy in comparison

MirrorMirror's photo
Fri 02/13/09 01:36 PM

Excellent job Mirror! I'm disabled along with two of my kids.I also provided respite for special needs children.
It takes a lot of patience,adapting, and observation.It gets easier as time goes on and you've developed a routine. Everything else will be easy in comparison
flowerforyou thank you darlingflowerforyou

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