Special education teacher Ann Marie Bokatzian admits that she chose to work with students with autism because “I fell in love with the disability.”   “The purity of their souls just mesmerized me. I never intended it. They’re so pure in spirit, so pure in their soul. They don’t lie; they can’t  lie. To me, [...]

I’ve always had kind of a split personality at the start of the school year. There was the little girl who looked forward to donning a new outfit, strapping on a new pair of shoes, and rushing off to meet my new teacher. But there was also the worrier Joan, the one who was in [...]