Learning Disorder (processing-deficit)

I actually feel like I have worked on this over a couple of days.  This is another concern that Eli used to have.  It was very difficult (to find a time in public-he's usually with me on my errands) to do this and not feel like I was making fun of him in a way (I sent him off to look for a book while I was at the counter, for example).  I felt foolish and I think even ashamed having someone think that I was this way.  Like with the stuttering, they were kind, but I felt like they thought I was having a stroke. Not fun.

I am glad for the experience, it is very difficult to live or be in their shoes, which is very strange.  People in the SPED profession have remarked on my empathy for the one's we work with (children and adults), but I feel like it has been minimal to none, until now (my orthopedic experiences pale at these experiences).

I am frustrated and awestruck.  I hear in my group how the Gen. Ed's hate this class and see no bearing on their classes (that they will teach).  I try to bring in live examples and I feel they are overwhelmed or apathetic to them.  This is vitally important, because most of them, if not all will have at least one and perhaps more in their classrooms and they will need to know this and/or how to apply it.  I want to speak up, but be positive and inspiring (right now I feel like a billyclub).  I'll keep at it, with a prayer in my heart.  This is not only professional development.  These are the Lord's children, and parents or not, we are stewards responsible for their care.  In some families, we are the hope and love they will receive each day.