"They're also very aware of the fact that they maybe they are a disappointment to their family or the people around them and that is just never a good foundation for learning."
Eileen Soon (LinkedIn) is the founder of LemmeLearn, an inclusive Vocational Training program for young adults with Autism and other special needs. She did her Masters under longtime Special Ed inclusion researcher, Dr. Pam Hunt, and Integrated Play Group (IPG) creator Dr. Pamela Wolfberg.
We discussed why special education must happen in the mainstream as Eileen explains the process of how skills crucial to independent living must happen within contexts of everyday life.
Music by Caffeine Creek Band
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