work

today at work was hard. I work with children with special needs. I am use to working with children that have autism.

About 2 months ago I started working with a boy that has adhd,ptsd, depression and physical aggression. When I first met him he seemed like he had nothing wrong with him.

Today, I got to see him full blown. He was hitting his little brother with a lacrosse stick and I asked him to stop and give it to me. he said "No! your not my mom! make me!" I asked him again and he refused. I ended up grabbing it out of his hands. When I told him to go calm his body in his room, he kicked me as hard as he could. He was really mean with his words too.

I don't take shit from kids. I picked him up and pushed him in his room. I closed the door and held it shut. He screamed a lot! I told him what he did was wrong. He could come out whenever he realised what he did was wrong. Time flew by and he started to list things. All I could say was And? And? he finally listed off everything. He finally calmed down.

My day went great with him after that. We build a snow fort and went sledding.

Working with Special needs kids can be a challenge. You need to have Patience and skills. I am going to take a class on how I can deal with the boy I watch just in case he acts out again.