When it comes to parenting students with learning differences, every family鈥檚 experience is unique. And that reality has never been more true than it is now as millions of students are out of school due to the coronavirus pandemic. As they juggle remote learning on top of already full plates, parents of these students offer a window into their world鈥� what their challenges are, how they鈥檙e adapting, what their schedules look like, and the trauma they鈥檙e seeing in their kids.
鈥楽tillness and managing chaos鈥�
Families open up on their challenges, the lessons they鈥檝e learned through this journey, and the schedules they鈥檝e implemented to try to address their students鈥� needs.
鈥業t鈥檚 not a disability, it鈥檚 a different ability.鈥�
As they look to the prospect of schools reopening, the families hope is for thoughtful consideration of all students as schools prepare their new budgets, and greater empathy for kids who are struggling through a challenging time where the structure they thrive on has been stripped away.
鈥楢 lot of kids are going to have trauma from this.鈥�
The coronavirus pandemic and distance learning environment have brought new challenges for students of all abilities. Parents share the sadness they鈥檝e seen in their children鈥攆rom missing things as basic as the school mashed potatoes to needing the structure of school to thrive. There鈥檚 a hope that things will go back to normal, but a lot of uncertainty around how long it鈥檒l take to get there.
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