This teacher's dedication helps students with autism blossom
One teacher works more to develop trust and openness with an autistic student
and last updated 2021-04-28 12:23:50-04
POWHATAN, Va. -- If you ask Mona Morris about her granddaughter, Grace, she'd say she is a lot like other fourth graders.
"She loves the outdoors,â said Morris. âShe loves her friends and being with her dog. She's loving. She woke me up at 4 o'clock this morning with a kiss on my cheek, you know, because she was looking forward to school."
But, Morris said, it wasn't always that way.
Grace has autism and ADHD. She struggled earlier in the year with virtual learning. She was shy and distant. And there were other issues.