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I am a retired kindergarten to 12th grade teacher with two years nanny and one year caregiver experience. I hold a CPR certificate and have had training in educational services. I am a respite care worker in Santa Clara in South San Jose.
Experienced with ages: Youth , Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Speech Delay
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I have experience with language difficulties/speech therapy, sleep apnea, premature babies, heart and breathing monitors, administering medications. I am currently learning sign language and am happy to learn any other special needs requirements.
Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth
Experienced with diagnoses: Cancer, Epilepsy, Food Allergies, Speech Delay
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I have 10 years working in the field for hope. I also have experience as a licenced day care provider. I took care of an in-home adult with cerebral palsy for eight years, and she become my best friend. She has passed on and my life felt incomplete, so i moved...
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Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Asthma, Autism, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,...
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I was a member of Best Buddies Club for two years. My first year I was a the club publicist and my second year I was the club president. The club is a program designated to make the breach between mainstream high school kids and those with special needs. I went...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, Autism, Down Syndrome, Food Allergies, Mental Retardation
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I have had some friends with challenging children, and was glad to have the experience to learn from their end. I love people. I also have some sign language experience, which I taught day care children to. Also, my father had a stroke and we, as a family, helped him out.
Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen , Adult , Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: Deafness, Down Syndrome
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I have been working with individuals with physical and mental disabilities for over the last six years. I have worked in in non-profit, along with currently working in locked-in patient care. I am providing activity therapy for children, adults, and older adults...
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Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen , Adult , Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Asthma, Autism, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Cancer, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis, Deafness, Developmental...
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I had spent the past three years caring for twins with autism, which has been such an amazing experience. I also worked at Pacific Autism Center for Education's preschool which is called Sunny Days Preschool. We had a mixture of autistic spectrum children, and...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen
Experienced with diagnoses: Aspergers, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome
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My own son has ADHD and multiple learning disabilities. Over many years of working with him and both private and public school systems, I successfully moved him, over time, from contained special education classrooms and multiple tutors to mainstream classes. He...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen , Adult
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Developmental Delays, Dyslexia
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I have over 12 years experience with children with special needs because first my nephews were born premature and have mental and physical delays they attend the same special class as my daughter who is also a special needs child my daughter has mostly mental delays....
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Experienced with ages: Infant
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Food Allergies, Mental Retardation, Mobility Challenges, Speech Delay
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While attending college I was employed with Therapeutic Recreation Services. It was there that I was introduced to serving children who had special needs and their families. This experience was so valuable as I pursued a degree in occupational therapy, because...
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Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen , Adult
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Deafness, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol...
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I do specifically have experience with special needs children. I completed an internship where I was an advocate for an emotionally impaired teen and am now the teacher's assistant for the program. I also volunteer for the Youth Service Corps at the Allen Neighborhood...
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I have a small amount of experience with special needs, but I am a caring, loving person, who loves to help, and I am a fast learner. Please read my nanny profile and you will see more information on me.
Experienced with diagnoses: Developmental Delays, Mobility Challenges, Speech Delay
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I have worked with private nonprofit schools as well as San Jose Unified School District for over two years working with autism/special needs students. I have worked with preschool through adult-aged individuals, in school, community and group home settings. The...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen , Adult
Experienced with diagnoses: Aspergers, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Developmental Delays, Food Allergies, Mobility...
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I have always loved and cherished children and I feel I have a special connection with them. I have two children of my own; one of them has Down syndrome. I was devastated when I learned about his condition but learning and helping him with the disabilities associated...
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Experienced with ages: Infant
Experienced with diagnoses: Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Food Allergies, Mental Retardation, Mobility Challenges, Speech Delay
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I have two cousins close in age to myself and an uncle. We were all raised close together. I've been in charge of them many times through out my life. We get along really well. I enjoyed all the experiences I've had with them during my lifetime. I also worked at...
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Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen , Adult , Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, Asthma, Autism, Cancer, Deafness, Down Syndrome, Food Allergies, Mental Retardation, Mobility Challenges, Obesity, Speech Delay, Thyroid Condition
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I have cared for the elderly for 25 years, something I really enjoy and take pride in every day. I love to cook and take the elderly to their appointments. I also enjoy spending quality time, I like reading to them, mail, etc.
Experienced with ages: Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: Asthma, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Cancer, Deafness, Diabetes, Mobility Challenges
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I am currently caring for my 8-year-old niece who has special needs. I tend to her needs including feeding her lunch, giving her medication for seizures, helping her to walk, talk, body movement exercise, and changing her diaper. I love being able to give extra...
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Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth
Experienced with diagnoses: Developmental Delays, Food Allergies, Mobility Challenges, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Seizure Disorder, Speech Delay
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I have worked for a school district and community services. I have enjoyed my work with all programs and look forward to doing more work with them soon.
Experienced with ages: Infant , Youth , Teen , Adult , Senior
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Asthma, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Cancer, Celiac, Cerebral Palsy, Cystic Fibrosis,...
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I'd been working with children with different disabilities for about seven years. The different disabilities include: CP, MS, OI, Huntington's. I have assisted children with tracheotomy, g-tube feeding by gravity or using a kangaroo pump. I am trained to administer...
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Experienced with ages: Youth
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, Asthma, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delays, Food Allergies, Multiple Sclerosis, Seizure Disorder, Speech Delay, Spinal Cord Injury
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I currently work at a school for children with autism and other special needs. I have been there since July of 2007, so I am very capable of staying calm in difficult situations. Working with children with special needs is a very challenging thing, but it is very...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen , Adult
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Deafness, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Mental Retardation, Mobility Challenges, Speech Delay
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I worked at an integrated site with disabled kids for the last 10 years. It was the most rewarding job, seeing the kids striving and not giving up on their efforts.
Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, Aspergers, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Dwarfism, Mobility Challenges, Muscular Dystrophy
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Dear family:
My name is Esperanza, I am a married 28-year-old living in South San Jose. I have two daughters, a 5-year-old first grader, and a baby girl born August 24th. So she's only a few days old.
I'm looking for a job to start early October. I've been...
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I have my certificate in nursing and a bachelor's in art, which suits my nurturing and creative sides. My background entails working in the school setting as a private duty nurse with special needs children for the last year. I've worked one on one with the pediatric...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Adult
Experienced with diagnoses: Aspergers, Cerebral Palsy, Diabetes, Mobility Challenges
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I have been working as an ABA therapist for the past four and a half years with children ages 2-12. My main area of experience is working with children with autism spectrum disorders, but I also have experience working with PDD, down's syndrome, MR, speech delay,...
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Experienced with ages: Youth , Teen
Experienced with diagnoses: ADD, ADHD, Aspergers, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Blindness/Visual Impairment, Developmental Delays, Down Syndrome, Dyslexia,...
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