Hey everyone!
It's been a while since I've written anything here. Over a year in fact. Sometimes I start things and then forget about them. 🙈Though there were some pretty tough things that happened to me at the end of 2019 which also have to do with the absence that happened in November and December. And then 2020 happened...there's a lot to be said about 2020 but this is a blog about my ACC so I'll focus on how 2020 helped me with my ACC.
When Covid-19 came in like storm to the US and everything shut down, so did my school. We started teaching from home. That was a very interesting process teaching preschool autistic children online. But the best thing that happened was how much time I had to really learn about being a teacher and how to be a successful one. In so many ways it really was the best thing that happened to me because I was able to be supported by my admin to help me improve my skills and now I'm thriving.
It was a really interesting experience rereading some of my old posts right after I was diagnosed, I was so down on myself and thought I'd never be a good teacher. I think sometimes I am a better teacher because of my struggles. In 2020 not only did I move home with my dad for the 5 or so months that the world was shut down, I also met someone, online, in the middle of a pandemic. But he's AMAZING and he is the ying to my yang in a way I never thought anyone could be. Now I don't think as much about my ACC but when I do I accept it and understand that I am me and just like everyone else I have my own quirks, but that doesn't stop me, sometimes it slows me down but it never stops me.
Just wanted to check back in! Oh by the way, I did go through with the grad school program, I am one quarter (10 weeks) away from graduating with my masters. It wasn't easy, working full time, in a pandemic, managing my mental health and going to school full time but I did it and I have a 3.5 GPA to show for it.
Signing off for now,
Jamie
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