Special Education in My Lifetime

By neunzig

  • Cousins

    My Aunt Carol and Uncle Pat's first child is born severely handicapped (labeled retarded) in early 1960s. My aunt and uncle have 3 more children, then adopt two children with disabilities. My aunts work with the disabled gets her a meeting with the Catholic Pope when he visits the US in the late 1970s.

  • Watch Rainman

    First realization that one can be a savant.

  • Substitute

    Start substituting for my neighbor who tis a RSP teahcer for k-6.

  • Long Term RSP

    Work 3 days a week from Oct-June in an RSP class, which inspires me to get a credential.