Special needs students in the pandemic

Special needs students in the pandemic

OUT HOW VIRTUAL LEARNING WILLWORK BEST FOR THEIR CHILD.

INSOME CASES, IT MEANSPOTENTIALLY HIRING A PRIVATEBEHAVIORAL THERPIST TOSUPPLEMENT THE ONLINECURRICULUM.

WMAR 2 NEWS ABBYISAACS EXPLAINS THE INCREASEIN DEMAND FOR THESESPECIALISTS AND HOW ITIMPACTING THE FAMILIES THATNEED IT.LOOKLIVE- WE INTRODUCED YOU TOTHE VASCO FAMILY FROM CARROLLCOUNTY ON MONDAY.

ONE OF THEIRCHILDREN HAS AUTISM AND HASREGRESSED BECAUSE OF ONLINELEARING.

WITH THE SCHOOLSYSTEM ANNOUNCING THEY WILLSTART FUooLLY VIRTUAL IN THEFALL, THEYFIND ANOTHER OPTION BUTTHEYHetime a day learning and hemore frustrated doing it thanhe is at school ITREALITY FOR MEGAN AND PETEVASCOHAS AUTISM.

SINCE THE START OFVIRTUAL LEARNING IN MARCH,THEYHIS EDUCATION AND HISBEHAVIOR.

PETE- First timehephysically frustrated where hewould get very upset and actout, push HEGRADE IN THE FALL, AND THEYKNOW SOMETHING NEEDS TCHANGE.

MEGAN- He canwith virtual learning.

Heneeds someone in the housethatlooks to as a different roleand focus him therefore giveme the opportunity to havesome time to work with theother two kids as well.APPROVED YESTERDAY, CARROLLCOUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BESTARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR FULLYVIRTUAL, WITH THE OPPORTUNITYTO MOVE TO A HYBRID MODEL ASSOON AS ITTHE SUPERINTENDENT SAID INTHIS VIRTUAL MODEL, HE WANTSTO FIND OPPORTUNITIES TO BRINGIN SOME SPECIAL EDUCATIONSTUDENTS& AND IS PLANNING SOMESMALL GROUP IN PERSONINSTRUCTION IN AUGUST THAT HEWANTS TO SEE CONTINUE INTO THEFALL.

THE VASCORONNIE IN SCHOOL, BUT SINCENOTHING IS SET IN STONE, THEYHAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HIM ANIN- HOME THERAPIST BUT ITPROVING VERY DIFFICULT.

ERINSTERN // PRESIDENT, STEPSBEHAVIORAL HEALTH- Therea huge amount of behavioranalysts but thereneed.

ERIN STERN IS THEPRESIDENT OF STEPS BEHAVIORALHEALTH IN BALTIMORE.

THEYSERVICE MAINLY CHILDREN WITHAUTISM IN HOME, IN CLINIC ANDIN SCHOOLS.

SHE SAYS THEY HAVESEEN AN INCREASE IN DEMANDSINCE THE PANDMIC AND AREWORKIGN TO HELP AS MANYFAMILIES AS POSSIBLE.

ERIN- Wedid have a waitlist.

Ourwaitlist is dwindling becausewe have been able to hire andget people moving because wedo see the need.

We are alsoseeing out current clientsasking for more therapy.

NOWTHEY ARE TRANSITIONING BACK TOIN-PERSON THERAPY SO THEIRKIDS CAN BE AS SUCCESSFUL ASPOSSIBLE IN THE FALL.

ERIN- Weare setting up programs wherewe can work on sitting at thetable for longer and engagingin activities that arenreferred tasks orindependently logging onto acomputer ITSUPPORT HTAT VASCOCAN SECURE FOR RONNIE.

PETE-To see this regression andthen the ominous future of ifthis keeps going hekeep regressing andregressing, thatme up at night and thatwecan.

If the schools donprovide in home care, wegonna have to do it somehow.LOOKLIVE- STEPS BEHAVIORALHEALTH HAS HELD WEBINARS TOHELP FAMILIES ADJUST WITHTHEIR CHILDREN.

THEY HAVEANOTHER ONE IN EARLY AUGUSTABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT THESCHOOL PROCESS.

THATFOR FAMILIES, YOU JUST HAVE TOSIGN UP.

FOR WMAR 2 NEWS IABBY ISAACSWHILE WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT ITIS TO WEAR OUR MASKS WHEWE'RE AROUND OTHER PEO