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1/My son is autistic. He’s 9.5. Amazing. Solid. Unfettered strength that can take both his parents down. Non-conversational. Developmental age of under 3. No regard for danger. Hyperactive with a low attention span and rarely sits still for longer than a minute. He uses movement 
2/to self-regulate. Lives his best life, every day like it’s his last. No time for anything that isn’t in his Top 5 of awesome things to do. He goes to school for half days in the mornings, and attends a therapy program in the afternoons. His schedule was built this way
3/because he fails to be productive after 3 hours and is always ready for a change of scenery.
He has a dedicated 1:1 EA that is by his side for every second that his feet are on school grounds (or hovering above school grounds when darting or frolicking from one end of the yard
He has a dedicated 1:1 EA that is by his side for every second that his feet are on school grounds (or hovering above school grounds when darting or frolicking from one end of the yard
This is not about “keeping kids in classrooms.” It’s about imposing a contract that is not fair or equitable.
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#ontedsolidarity #CUPESolidarity #onted #ontpoli
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#ontedsolidarity #CUPESolidarity #onted #ontpoli
There were several options that could have been used to prevent any strike or other labour disruption, all without using the notwithstanding clause. The only problem for the government is that these other options would have most likely resulted in higher wage settlements.
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For instance, @fordnation could have legislated that there be binding arbitration. So, in lieu of a negotiated collective agreement (with labour action possible), an independent arbitrator would decide what the fair outcome should be.
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1/The hand off.
My son is severely autistic with an intellectual delay. He is 9 & can use limited words to ask me for juice, to go outside or demand his weekly Timbits ration. Beyond that, we cannot converse. I don’t know how he’s feeling, if he’s nervous, unsettled or scared.
My son is severely autistic with an intellectual delay. He is 9 & can use limited words to ask me for juice, to go outside or demand his weekly Timbits ration. Beyond that, we cannot converse. I don’t know how he’s feeling, if he’s nervous, unsettled or scared.
2/ I have only the cues and clues we are able to gather from tears & giggles, and the signs of eagerness or apprehension.
I dreaded the day he started school. The thought of handing him off to a stranger in the care of 30 other 4 yos was not something my mind could compute.
I dreaded the day he started school. The thought of handing him off to a stranger in the care of 30 other 4 yos was not something my mind could compute.
3/ Further to that, it just wasn’t an option. I wouldn’t do it. I struggled with the daily challenges of supporting his needs with a 2 year old in tow, in my own home where I could lock the doors and cupboards and use every childproofing device I could find. My son is curious and
1/Children in Ontario have the right to an education. That should be the case whether they have a disability or not. Educational Assistants are ACCESSIBILITY PERSONIFIED for children with disabilities.
They enable access. They allow my child & others to enter a school. Without
They enable access. They allow my child & others to enter a school. Without
2/EAs the doors to education are closed to my child every day of the year.
I am nothing less than disturbed that the government elected by 40% of our population fails not only to value, but to recognize the value of these individuals who care for the province’s most
I am nothing less than disturbed that the government elected by 40% of our population fails not only to value, but to recognize the value of these individuals who care for the province’s most
3/vulnerable children when their mothers and fathers and caregivers cannot.
Let me be perfectly clear. @Sflecce stands before the cameras and makes feeble attempts to turn parents like me against the people we have hoped for. And begged for. And put ALL of our trust in as
Let me be perfectly clear. @Sflecce stands before the cameras and makes feeble attempts to turn parents like me against the people we have hoped for. And begged for. And put ALL of our trust in as
1/ I have a child with an autism diagnosis and intellectual delay. He is 9. He spends his mornings included in a Grade 4 classroom.
2/ He is not doing what his classmates do. He works at his own pace, with his own (extremely) modified curriculum while he practices sitting at a desk for longer than 20 minutes.
3/ He has the kind of needs that dictate he be supervised at all times. ALL. TIMES. If you have children, consider that feeling when you watch them climb onto the yellow bus and then wave from their window—or when your teenager flies through the kitchen, grabs their lunch and
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Dear @Sflecce:
I wish you could understand how unsettling, nerve-wracking, *insert uneasy synonym here* it is to approach a new school year as a parent of a special needs child. But you won’t. You may have read a handful of briefings or listened to colleagues tell you
Dear @Sflecce:
I wish you could understand how unsettling, nerve-wracking, *insert uneasy synonym here* it is to approach a new school year as a parent of a special needs child. But you won’t. You may have read a handful of briefings or listened to colleagues tell you
how your government is doing a “stand up” job at special education—but until you’ve fathered children of your own who may need a little more in Ontario, you won’t know.
I wish you could know how maddening it is to hear you talk about how “wonderfully” your govt is
I wish you could know how maddening it is to hear you talk about how “wonderfully” your govt is
doing at supporting special education when REAL, ONTARIAN FAMILIES have children who cannot attend school, or who are sent home because of inadequate resources, or who are unsafe or who “don’t present with enough challenges to deserve support”.
You don’t support our Boards, who
You don’t support our Boards, who
