trapped in the vortex.

News reports noted the in the eye of the everlasting tornado is calm, the news reporters have not taken into consideration that this tornado consumes you even when her presence is not around.

trapped in a zoo.

After a month of being sober, I had another carving for desserts. Being trapped in a zoo, I can't even eat desserts in my home especially when my mom and sister are at home. I have to venture off looking for desserts. Normally, I look for desserts without considering looking at the refrigerator, yesterday I considered the other alternative being that I do not have income. Sadly, I went to a pastry shop and came home feeling ashamed of myself. The broken promises and the endless lies, I have become a monster trapped in a zoo where all I feel like I could do is just walk in my den. I could imagine being free from the zoo, the monster within will transform into the confident man, I always wanted to be. Rather than being restricted to just walking or countless hours of sleeping, having my own place, my animal instincts will turn on and I could freely chase gazettes, climb, swim, run, as I please.

While writing about animals, I am going to write about my favorite animals.
Favorite land animal- Horse, the sheer power and the majestic look.
Favorite aquatic animals: Sea Otter for its cuteness, dolphins for their intelligence
Favorite bird: Fried Chicken, all kidding aside, the Bald Eagle. I would have chosen the Griffin, if its real.

Las Lomitas Elementary School District Statement

My memorable experience with a child with special needs was my first consumer as a behavioral therapist.  Spending time with the child, I learned how to be a better teacher and a better person. At the time, Cade was a seven year old boy with limited verbal and was diagnosed with Autism.   Since Cade has limited verbal, I learned that everything a child does has a communication function whether Cade points because he wants an item or is crying because he does not want to work on the non-preferred activity, there are four communication functions: to get attention, to get a tangible object, to escape or avoid a non-preferred activity, or self-stemming behavior.  

In addition to learning about the functions of communication, Cade has shown me that I as the teacher need to provide two choices and to reduce the task if he has a tantrum. If Cade has a tantrum because of frustration from a non-preferred task, reducing the task helps regain control and compliance from the child.  Most importantly, I learned that children should not be blamed for any reason; children are smart individuals where they learned their behaviors from their environment.