Little Buddy

I have been observing in a preschool for the past couple of weeks and I have made "friends" with some of the children.  Its pretty rare for me to meet a child and not immidiately click with them.  This fact has made me realize that I need to mold my behavior inside the classroom.  I mean, I dont need to be their friends I just need to be a loving teacher.

Though this adjustment is a real need I think I have found one beautiful exception to the rule.  A little Autistic boy in the class has completly blindsided me by taking a liking to me.  He is not severely Autistic but I still havent heard him say an actual word.  I struggled to communicate with him at first, but I soon realized that he is alot like my little brother was when he was that age.  When I started doing some of the things I did with my brother to calm him down and make him comfortable it was like a switch was turned on and he instantly was attached to me.  I actually sat in the floor and rocked with him in my lap for about 20 minutes.  I am so glad that I have figured him  out!

This experience has definately made me sure of what im doing with my life and I cannot wait to start my career as a Preschool teacher.