I used to teach in a school, it was a kind of arrangement that worked out well for both my daughter and the school. They were taking good care of my daughter ( those days it was near to impossible to get an autistic kid in a normal school set up..still is but we are working on that) and I in turn used to help them out . During the short teaching career I taught science, geography, drama and dance. But my main job was to help out kids with learning disabilities( dyslexic,autistic,and other kids with learning difficulties)
following are just a few incidents from those days ……
“Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
― G.K. Chesterton
life is a dance i said
every one dances
even the ones with two left feet?
asked a kid
cos I can’t dance
oh they are brilliant you see i said
for anyone can dance but to dance like you
now that is hard
the kid looked at me and then laughed and said
OK i will teach you mine and you teach me yours
so we danced to every music on the CD that day
he learned to dance pretty soon
and me oh i am still learning
its hard to unlearn you see 
life is a song
every one sings i said
even the ones who don’t follow the beat?
asked the kid
cos i cant sing like others
oh anyone can sing like them i said
but to be you its hard will you please teach me
and we sang every thing we could that day
and the kid is now a lead singer in one of the bands
and me well it really hard to be that different you see
life is a drama i said
every one acts
even the one who freeze?
the kid asked i do well in rehearsals but
out in front of people i cant say a thing
oh its easy to say some lines i said
but to know what you can’t and ask for help is brave
let’s do one thing
start with helping others say their lines
and you stand out in open
and then slowly one day we will get you into the play
and the kid today is doing pretty well in plays and debates
and me oh well i cant freeze i just have too much to say all the time you see
ever wondered how a little encouragement
and warm smile makes such huge impact on a kids life
well try it
don’t force anything on anyone
just a friendly push is all that they need
some will start early
some will be late bloomers
some will do it in no time at all
and some will take months
but they all have something
all they need is patience, hugs, smile and chance
we can give them all that
can’t we
