Jan 27, 2021
A Family’s Experience in Bridging the Learning Gap for Special Needs Students
The distance learning approach has been in effect since the 2020 school year began. At the start of every week, weekly packages are picked up, completed by students, and then submitted by the end of the week, while others engage in online classes. But what about students with special needs? News Five’s Duane Moody visited with the Stephen family, whose youngest member is autistic, to find out what the experience has been like and how they’re coping.
Duane Moody, Reporting
Meet Eric Stephen – he’s celebrating his seventh birthday today with his family at their home in the West Lake Community in Western Paradise Village. But he is autistic – diagnosed about two years ago at level three on the autism spectrum, which is the more severe level of autism. And keeping him and his siblings engaged during these COVID times has been a challenge.