LifeOfASpecialEducator

Happy to share that we are starting our 2nd batch of certificate course from this Sunday.
A course that was created with the intention of creating more informed and equipped therapists and parents who can work with children in the spectrum.
We are extremely proud of our participants from our first batch and looking forward to work with this new group!!!

April is celebrated as Autism Awareness Month

Last day to register!
https://forms.gle/fQJ1eqDnbWhD17Jv8

Life Of A Special Educator and De Sousa Foundation Announces

CERTIFICATE COURSE -UNDERSTANDING REMEDIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

📝About the course
◼️13 module course
◼️Over 40 hours of Dedicated Interactive Learning
◼️Entire course conducted by experienced Faculty
◼️This is a course that has been designed keeping in mind the needs of mainstream school teachers, special educators, psychologists, preschool teachers, parents, occupational and speech-language therapists to understand the basics of remedial education.

📅Course Duration : 7th April to 30th June, 2024

⏱️Timings : 10 a.m to 1 p.m (On Sundays)

🧮 Course Faculty:
DR. AVINASH DE SOUSA
A psychiatrist who has clinical experience of more than 23 years and has been focusing on the multidimensional management of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

MRS. SARIKA SHRIVASTAVA SHAH
A special educator with over 13 years of professional experience and who specializes in the remedial education and educational management of children with autism spectrum disorders.

Early Bird and Group Discounts Available.
For more details kindly fill the enquiry form

👉🏻https://forms.gle/RM45Q5hkvmLEkVus8

Conducted training for RCI professionals on a topic that is very dear to me ' Why cognitive approach is equally important in Autism?'.
There are few myths I would like to discuss through this post -
👉🏼ABA or any behaviour therapy cannot be a substitute for Remedial Therapy provided by a Special Educator.
👉🏼Remedial Early Intervention is highly recommended
👉🏼Parents should be guided by all professionals to start Remedial Therapy when the child enters a preschool(around 3- 3.5yrs) and not to wait post 5 years or development of speech or a perfect sitting tolerance.

'Autism and Special Education'
A story of hope and perseverance.💫💫💫
Activity- Read and colour
About the child - 7year old, selective mutism.

Mother's feedback on a home assignment. "Very reluctant to colour the sun orange. He said it's yellow".😃

As an educator I am very proud of the verbalisation of his observation and his honesty made me laugh too.
Otherwise it's hard to extract verbal answers from him😃😃

By the way we are still not sure if he knows all 26 letters so I decided to move forward by testing his comprehension skills and this is how he is surprising us. So proud!!💫

Life is full of surprises and I experience the same while working with my children in the Spectrum..They are full of surprises too.😮😮😮😮

As an educator never give up because of things they can't do now, try exploring and exposing them to new areas.

If there is onething we always have is Hope.😊

'Autism and Special Education'
To my eyes this is not just a drawing but a sign of Independence and thinking and the most vital sign of *self expression*.
This is *precious*.💫💫💫💫💛💛
Mother wanted him to draw a spider instead he chose to draw a face and this was his first time Independent work. The proportion ,the placement is just so perfect.

One of my favourite pictures!

I find peace and joy whenever I look at it.. This picture is a reminder that hardwork, hope and perseverance always pays off.

It speaks volumes about the journey of a mother with her 13-year old Neurodiverse son..

Mother's message:
"Just sharing  a picture  of him writing  on the whiteboard.  I can't tell you how happy I am to see him write confidently . This same activity  used to be very difficult  for him 3 months back.
The phonics part whenever  he says a sound it is like music to my ears because I had waited for years to hear him speak and now he is  in matter of seconds  able to say the sounds  without a prompt that is indeed an achievement  for us.❤️❤️"

When one works with the Neurodiverse population, and specially Autism, one can feel and celebrate the joy of every word in the mother's message.Isn't it?

Let's start celebrating not only the big achievements of our lives but even the tiniest ones...

&SpecialEducation

For the first part of my week started with attending Intensive training on practices of NEP 2020 from the lens of a Special Educator. It talks about Inclusion and Equity in Education*.. Very hopeful to see our schools and society becoming truly Inclusive.

'Autism and Special Education'
The journey of reading the book ' A Very Hungry Caterpillar' started 3years ago but the educator and her student still share the same enthusiasm for the book.🐛❤️
The huge achievement is, earlier I narrated the story and now it's my student.. 💛
How I wish I could capture these precious moments to share how beautifully he narrates the story!!
What worked with this child?
As I always say-Early intervention ,parental training and guidance and super committed mother💫

'Autism and Special Education'
This young fellow and his work fills my heart with joy everytime that I see his work.
It's hard to believe few months ago when we started consistently writing all A-Z 's correct all the time was a challenge, to this day when he is so excited to draw and then self motivated to describe the picture.
What worked for Remediation?
Giving him opportunity to express without any rules of a perfect drawing. Just pure self expression.
Working on his Perception skills.
Once his passion was discovered it was easy to work with him and also to teach concepts.
Also what worked in this case was an extremely supportive mother who is determined to work with him almost like a therapist.

'Autism and Special Education'
Guess the rhyme?

'Autism and Special Education'
Learning generalization of shapes followed by descriptive writing.

Life Of A Special Educator and De Sousa Foundation Announces

CERTIFICATE COURSE -UNDERSTANDING REMEDIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

📝About the course
◼️13 module course
◼️Over 40 hours of Dedicated Interactive Learning
◼️Entire course conducted by experienced Faculty
◼️This is a course that has been designed keeping in mind the needs of mainstream school teachers, special educators, psychologists, preschool teachers, parents, occupational and speech-language therapists to understand the basics of remedial education.

📅Course Duration : 7th April to 30th June, 2024

⏱️Timings : 10 a.m to 1 p.m (On Sundays)

🧮 Course Faculty:
DR. AVINASH DE SOUSA
A psychiatrist who has clinical experience of more than 23 years and has been focusing on the multidimensional management of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.

MRS. SARIKA SHRIVASTAVA SHAH
A special educator with over 13 years of professional experience and who specializes in the remedial education and educational management of children with autism spectrum disorders.

Early Bird and Group Discounts Available.
For more details kindly fill the enquiry form

👉🏻https://forms.gle/RM45Q5hkvmLEkVus8

As this year comes to an end, I have the book 'The Reason I Jump' in my hand and as I read it I discover something new about my self.
I always thought that I am an intutive educator but now I am getting to understand that one of my strengths is being emotional and that helps me understand my students better.
The more I reflect on how my current year went, the more I clearly see that my first love is working with and for Neurodiverse children.Also when I go through my work I can see that it revolves mainly around Autism.
I am very proud and at the same time very happy to share that this year we created multiple short and long term courses to empower therpaists and parents working with children in the spectrum.
2024 is going to be a new year and I can already feel a wish  shaping up in my heart to transform the Remediation Experience for a Neurodiverse child.
Looking forward for 2024!!

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!!✨️✨️

Excerpt from a book 'The Reason I Jump'.
Such a vital thing to keep in mind when we Neurotypicals work with Neurodiverse..

Topic: Types of Triangles
Working with a child in
Grade - 6
Diagnosis - Learning Disabilities.
I had already practiced teaching him types of triangles in details once and he got it then but somehow Retention looked difficult.
Then I devised this plan and thought of clubbing angles and triangles explanation on the same page.
I was surprised to see that he volunteered to draw Right angled triangle for me , with no prompts.
He also found two stickers of an equilateral triangle and a right angled triangle.
Really happy to see the INTERNALIZATION happening for him.
Next Step: He will get this sheet color printed and laminated for future reference.
Incase you need pdf of the same feel free to leave a message on WhatsApp.

Our New Initiative!!✨️✨️✨️
For parents and professionals who like to learn at their own pace.

Batch 4- Teaching Strategies for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
I love this training in particular because my goal is to create
awareness about an effective way to teach the Neurodiverse children and this training gives me that oppurtunity to sow
the right seed !! Thankyou dear participants for attending!!

Autism and Special Education
My heart swells with joy when at the end of the day my WhatsApp messages are filled with such beautiful updates from amazing parents on the assigned homeprogram.
A parents role in Remedial Therapy is equally important. A good partnership between parents and Special Educator can expedite the effect of therapy.

Happy to announce 4th batch for
"Teaching Strategies for children with Autism" Spectrum Disorders*
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
-Remedial Strategies.
-Managing behavioral issues.
-Preparing teaching aids
-Introducing Phonics.
-Simple and fun-filled
strategies to introduce new
concepts.
Registration closes by 13/12.
Click on the following link to register:
https://forms.gle/BLRsK1KehGV4oAG46

It's today.!!!. Registrations are closed and we have recieved heart warming response in just 2 days. This wouldn't have been possible without the support of my community that is you. Thankyou for partnering with me in spreading the word.. In gratitide🙏🏼.  Hoping this webinar brings the awareness in the society  ,the cause that is very dear to my heart...💙

Special Education and Autism
An online webinar on
1st December, 5p.m-6:30p.m
where real life examples will be shared to help you understand significance of
🧩 Concept building
🧩 pre-academic skills
🧩 Do's and Don'ts of Remediation

Led by Sarika Shrivastava Shah, Special Educator , Founder of LifeOfASpecilaEducator 💫

Event is free but Registration is compulsory
https://forms.gle/MH5XHuQ36LyuMk5K6.
( Limited seats)

For queries
Contact : +91 7718839306

It's today!!

It's today!