Special Education Reflection

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I was fortunate enough to be able to do my practicum at my normal place of work. I work at Autism Center Center South, which is located in Coventry, Rhode Island. There is another Autism Center Center located in Providence, Autism Center North, which has been there since the mid-70s. I started working at Autism Center North in the fall of 2006 and have been working in Autism Center South since the fall of 2008. Both schools consist of students with severe and profound disabilities and are in secluded classrooms. The majority of the students have a disorder on the autism spectrum. There is also an early intervention pre-school located in Providence, but unlike the two other schools it is considered to be an “inclusive” classroom. Along with autism, many of the students are considered to have several behavior problems or may have some other type of disorder. Some of the behavior problems are considered to be so severe that the public school system feels that it would be unsafe for the students to attend a regular public school. I am not going to debate whether the students should be in a public school or not, but I do feel that many of them would benefit from regular interaction with typical peers. The classroom that I work in is considered to be very “behavioral” and the students are considered to be “low functioning” on all adaptive behavior and academic levels. My classroom consists of seven male students who are between the ages of 16 and 20. There are 5 other teachers in this classroom including myself. The program consists of students from the age of 5-21. When they turn 21, they will move on to an adult program. I have been working with the same staff and students for the past two years and I feel that this type of consistency is important when working with this population of students. It is also important, however, for these students to be able

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