Research abstract

Dear world: It isn’t that hard to include my child with special needs

Do you and your child feel excluded from the world around you? Stop and think of ways to broaden both of your worlds with both knowledge, support, and being a top advocate. By Love That Max

Laura Lurns Last updated March 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Common courtesy isn’t just exclusive to adults, among other adults. In a world made great by variety and differences, children should never be excluded from this common form of morality. Special needs is not a hindrance on the ability for children to commune with one another, and to do so is to inhibit experience and compassion especially among children, the ones who need to experience these feelings the most.

I’m used to this. It doesn’t bother me; it comes with the territory of being Max’s mom, head cheerleader, chief publicist and professional bulldozer.

Okay, let’s agree that children with special needs ought to be treated in a particular manner, that’s fine. But using common sense on how to approach and involve children with special needs and integrate them with children without is becoming a rarity. Special needs are just that, children that are children just in the spectrum of needing a little more practical love and attention than others, exclusion of them, especially among their peers is unhealthy for all parties involved. Break free from social conditions and norms and allow children with special needs to integrate without inhibition.

Key takeaways

A child with a particular need should not be signed up for activities with the kids with no struggles.
If that means that a parent must advocate for activities for struggling learners, then that is their calling.
When approaching special needs, schools, teachers, and other students should keep an open mind.

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Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert Writes about the learning brain for parents who want plain answers. Every article is grounded in current neuroscience and classroom practice.

I’m used to this. It doesn’t bother me; it comes with the territory of being Max’s mom, head cheerleader, chief publicist and professional bulldozer.

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