When Your Child is Special

My daughter is extraordinary in my eyes. She is kind, funny, determined and loving. In society’s eyes though she is labeled as special because she has a learning difference. She does not fit the norm in the classroom, so from second grade, she has been part of the special education program.

Kate’s second grade teacher noticed a few things that are characteristic of a child with ADD. We wanted to say the teacher just didn’t have much patience, but we saw some of the same things at home. As a teacher myself, I knew that it was important to put in place a support plan for Kate to help her to be…