The Challenges of the Public School System
February 1, 2019
Hosted by Bernadette Butler
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Episode Description
I will go deeper in "Living With Autism", sharing the obstacles and challenging situations as my autistic son began to journey through the Public Educational System. The most difficult and rewarding times was trying to navigate through a system that was not prepared to educate a child with autism. To all the pioneer parents who sent there autistic children to a Public School System before my son attended, I say Thank You, because of your courage, I was able to go through the door and continuing in the push forward until the needs of our children are met as well as understood.
Embrace the Unexpected
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Dare to embrace something different in your life journey. It may be something you never expected, and then taking that unexpected or tragedy in life, turning it into helping others and worship in thanking God for guiding you through. My unexpected was having a son with autism but God healed my sorrows and led me to write a story about our journey. Let us together inspire, encourage to move forward even in the mist, of a storm, to give hope and become an advocate for someone who can’t speak for themselves.
Bernadette Butler
Bernadette Butler is a wife and mother of three children and two step-children. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, her home life was challenging. Later, she moved to Southern California, where she lived for thirty years. She later made Ohio her home. Bernadette has lived an adventurous life. She went from a job as a computer data entry operator to serving two terms on the Moreno Valley School Board in California, was named as a State of California Legislature Woman of the year in 1994, served as a flight attendant for Continental ExpressJet, became a school crossing guard and finally, author. Her passion is writing poetry. She self-published a collection of poems in 2016, “Words of Praise, Joy and Love,” expressing her relationship with God and all He has brought her through. Her desire is to share her story about her journey with her son, who has autism. Her hope is to inspire and encourage parents and the children who have the disorder.
Episode Directory
March 2019
February 2019
- 2/22/2019: Rising above an unexpected pain Listen Now
- 2/15/2019: Working through unexpected pain Listen Now
- 2/8/2019: perspective from a Special Education Intervention Associate Listen Now
- 2/1/2019: The Challenges of the Public School System Listen Now
