Dear future Special Ed teacher of students with anxiety

Dear future Sepecial Ed teacher of students with anxiety,

I don't know you but here is some advice from a former student with anxiety.

 As I look back at my four years as being diagnosed with anxiety it can be a pain to look back and see all of my bad episodes.

If you have a student with real fears don't tell them that they are stupid. Ok if you know that they are afraid of fire drills don't say that they are stupid. Let me explain.. The start of my junior year I was in panic mode just form years of being in panic over fire drills. The one day I was asking because I was afraid of sound. So my teacher that I had for two years said something along the lines of "I don't care about your stupid fire drill." I Didn't think of it until of the next  year. That was a mistake on that teacher that I now have trust issues. I felt bad for my senior year that I have had trust issues that I was so afraid of taking to my teacher that I was switch to in October 2014.

When you have a great student and you know that they have anxiety or anything, be patient for work to be done. So I was in Geometry class in my junior year. I had had a hard time doing homework, like everyone, but it was a little more difficult for me. So one day in May (Thursday to be exact) I was getting ready for a triathlon. When I was helping my guidance counselor for the trip, my special needs teacher came out in the hall and basically told me what she wrote in my agenda that I don't have my work done, so I got yelled at for not understanding the homework. 

Ok let's say that they are having a panic attack and you say "this is not a game" or "act your grade/age". For one this is totally inappropriate for you to say I had herd this multiple times and it ticked me off. Second if you actually was in my head you might understand how this is inappropriate. Yes I had this by my associate mostly.

Thank you for your time reading this. Hope you are going to be awesome as a special education teacher!!

Kayla 

Dear special Ed bus driver

Dear Special Ed bus driver,

I don't think you should be able to drive people with disabilities because multiple people have commented on your driving skills. Which I don't blame them, I for one have been riding your bus for a little over 6 years which was mostly swimming. 
On top, of my stressful  Senior year you started to pick me up (for reasons) which effected my school morning. When they say 7:15 that is when you are able to pick me up you should be some what on time. What you don't understand is the precious time that I need to have before school. I was in the hospital program, which I need to put my bag in my locker and then  go check in with my special education teacher to have attendance done for the morning. 

The next thing is that you don't let people who are nonverbal express themselves. Yes they can get very loud in the van/bus but you don't have to have a quite vehicle! 

 Thank you for showing me how much I miss my old bus drivers,

Kayla

To the teacher...

To the teacher who...

To the teacher who accepted me for who I am,

 I accept myself for who I am

To the teacher who helped me on my bad days,

 I really appreciate the talks.

To the teacher who took time to be patient with me.

Thank you for not pushing my buttons

To the teacher who cared,

 I'm truly grateful for the walks to APE when I was in a mood.

 (Who knows I may not had showed up)

To the Teacher who is ineradicable,
I hope you change more people life's like you did mine.

Questions and Answers

I decided to post on my Page If you all had questions. So here is a Q&A on my blog!

1.  What is the hardest thing about having a disability? Is when people don't understand what my body is like.
2. Whats your favorite movie? Forest Gump
3. If you could meet one person living or dead who would it be? Blake Shelton! Have a huge crush on him!!
4. Whats the best thing about having a disability? The people I meet! 
5. What's your favorite book? Someone like me: An unlikely story of challenge and triumph over cerebral palsy.By: John W. Quinn 
6. If you could choose one thing for the world to know about your disability what would it be? Don't judge us, accept us as we are.
7. Whats your favorite song? I love county music so it's hard to decide. Of course, it whould be have to be a Shelton pick, "Doing what she likes" By Blake Shelton 
8. What kinds of therapy have you had to do? I had to do speech,occupational and physical therapy in school.
9. Whats the best memory you have so far? Meeting John W. Quinn
10. If you could tell the little kid you one thing what would you tell her? Don't  be afraid of Cerebral Palsy. Accept who you are 
11. What are some of your hobbies that you enjoy? I love to read books. My favorite books are by Jodi Picoult and Nora Roberts. I have a passion for 5k, triathlons. 

Thank you to all that had questions! I hope you enjoyed this post... Have a question shoot me a quick email so I can do more Q&A on my blog!!!!!!!!!!

One hole month since...

It's the 29th of June I'm so happy to be writing and reporting this! I have not had a anxiety attack since I left school!!! I feel proud to say that this is my one month anniversary since I for one am done with highschool and haven't had a attack since. I hope to keep on this path of no attacks! 

Do you have a disability??

Have you ever wondered why someone would come up to you and ask "Do you have a disability?" 

Well two years a go I was face with this question.  I was at a fall festival in my town, and this guy came up to me and my family and asked me "Do you have a disability?" I know it sounds creepy right. But any way I did say yes I do and then I said Cerebral Palsy. I know by the way I walk and talk I have a disability.

I kinda feel like telling and even talking  about Cerebral Palsy is a great way to spread awerness. I know it sounds weird that I would say something like this. In all respect would I like people to stop starring and not call disabled people nasty words because we are all Unique in  our own way!

Best teacher

My high school career is coming to a end. (Sniffle, Tear, Sniffle) I had the pleasure of meeting and working with an amazing teacher! He has been there through my bad days and great days. He can be stubborn when I ask to go to the library for studding. He is a fun teacher. Yeah we tease each other which is funny at times I will admit. I wish to have another year with him!
But sadly I have to graduate.