Friday, October 7, 2016
On being left out -- Speechless episode three
So today I am going to be talking about Speechless Episode three. Something I want to relate to is JJ being left out. In this episode, the students at JJ's high school have a homecoming bonfire at a place that in inaccessible which makes JJ feel left out . JJ's mom talks to the principal and has it cancelled.
I do not agree with Maya's decision because it is not realistic. For me in additon to Cerebral Palsy I have NVLD which is similar to Asperger's making dances and social things in middle school and high school really hard for me. In seventh grade, I didn't have the social skills or friends to navigate the middle school dances;however, my favorite general education teacher was working at the dances. I went and hung out with her. While this was not socially appropriate I at least got to experince a dance. I think it would be more embarissing to cancel dances because I did not know how to behave because that would bulid resentment towards me and be counterproductive. What could be done is have a fun night. What that means is during the dance, or bonfire, or other special event, have something fun that the kid gets to pick. Play a board game, have a movie night or something enjoyable.
Another option would be for schools to plan ahead for these social events with staff and parents. Maybe that could mean having a quiet room during the dance with a movie playing which would be open to all students-- Bookgirl's privite school did this and I thought it was a great idea. Schools should not promote activites for general education students that are inaccesable for disabled students. It is not right. This can be easily avoided and its up to adults to make sure that social events are held accessable venues.
For students that have problems making friends a good thing to have is a circle of friends. Circle of friends is a program where students with disabilities have a circle of able bodied peers that help them out. Their are plaining meetings that students parttake in to set the student up for social success. I really wish I would have had something like this. I wonder if it is to late to have one.
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