Special Education Quotes

“A kid shouldn't need a diagnosis to access help.”
― Ross W. Greene, Lost at School: Why Our Kids with Behavioral Challenges are Falling Through the Cracks and How We Can Help Them

“The Tragedy isn't Autism - The Tragedy is the lack of understanding of Autism, Lack of resources, Interventions not being met with the person in mind and Assumptions being made about the person.”
― Paul Isaacs

“Each one of us is different, but one thing that is true; Each one of us is wonderfully made, and so, my dear, are you!”
― Donna Anello, Understanding Charlie

“The most important outcome of education is that students have a good quality of life and are productive members of society. Employment is the critical component for a successful quality of life for people with disabilities. Good jobs and/or careers that offer meaningful work, good pay and benefits, and social inclusion provide the key for successful outcomes. Page 3.”
― Keith Storey, Case Studies in Transition and Employment for Students and Adults with Disabilities

“Charlie was far from the she'd seen. She had language... all those years of energy poured into achieving the aesthetic of being educated rather than actually having learned anything.”
― Sara Nović, True Biz

“How disappointing that we live in a society where a child is either completely 'normal' --as in, they can fit into this oddly designed box that no one in particular created but that society has deemed to be the only way--or there's something entirely, utterly, absolutely wrong with them.”
― Chloé Hayden, Different, Not Less: A Neurodivergent's Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After