Re: Baltimore- any chance for a gimpy get together?

Is the class you are taking on autism? No wonder you are fascinated. I
have worked with a couple of chilldren who had autism and it is the most
puzzling and yet at the same time amazing disease. Must be most frustrating
sometimes - the one boy I worked with could tell you more about helicopter
and lawn mower motors just by the sound than anyone I could imagine.
However he couldn't do day to day stuff and spun out regularly. But boy
could he identify the sound of a motor even a block away unseen. His foster
parents spent many hours sitting in lawn chairs by the airport keeping him
happy and content. Wonder what ever happened to him?

Do you ever wonder what happens to the children with special needs that you
work with? You live in a small town so maybe it isn't the same but there
have been so many over the years and I always wonder how they made out. All
(well maybe not all - I can think of one....) touched my heart in so many
ways.

You do great work Rose - I can see that it might end up being a satisfactory
consulting job for semi-retirement one day.

Congratulations,
kelly
"RoseB" <Imarosab.1@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 14:32:15 GMT, "Kelly" <kelly.e1@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Rose I was about to ask you what your big news was. Am really interested
to
know where you are headed. You are some gutsy lady! Hope you have a
great
time there!!! and get to meet someone.

Kelly who is still in the mess of renos and pain but it is almost
finished.

Thanks, Kelly:
I guess I like being a student. It keeps me busy anyway. I sort of
looked ahead five years and was not sure that I was ready for what I
saw. Without any real hobbies or kids, grandkids, and etc. retirement
was looking pretty lonely. So, I decided to take some additional
courses that will lead to an Ed.D if I continue all the way. Then
maybe some new doors or windows will open for me.

I had applied at U of Calgary because I enjoyed their Master's program
and the Doctoral one looked really good with 6 weeks of travel each
summer for three summers. But, because I stated that my interest was
autism, they thought that I was best suited for their on-campus
program rather than the on-line one. On-line is the only way I can go,
because I have to work. As it is it will be very expensive, and I am
taking a chance that it will lead to a career for me once I retire
from teaching. But even if it doesn't I enjoy studying.



Rose @}>->--
Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks
to understand it. RB

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