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Lauren H.

PART-TIME

Lauren H.

(1)

Austin, TX

$15-20

Hourly rate

2

Years exp.

Meet Lauren

25yrs

female

Speaks English, Spanish

I have worked with a lot of children who have had both ADD and ADHD, as well as various learning disabilities such as dysgraphia, various forms of...

I have worked with a lot of children who have had both ADD and ADHD, as well as various learning disabilities such as dysgraphia, various forms of dyslexia, auditory processing problems, some dyscalculia, and sequencing issues. While in gymnastics, I have volunteered and helped with the Special Olympics. This one girl I was partnered with had such self-esteem issues and she was such a wonderful, special person to be around. It broke my heart to see her so hard on herself. I really made it a point to spend extra time talking and getting to know her. To watch her confidence emerge and turn into a smile was simply priceless. It helped me to see how a little bit of kindness and just a small portion of time really can make a big difference in someone's life. It makes me strive to be a better person and a good role model to others, especially those who are shy, lacking in confidence, and thinking that they are not smart when in fact they may just need a creative learning style to help them learn. My mom is a counselor and my brother also has ADHD. I learned that the simple act of asking my brother for his help rather than demanding he do something gets a lot more cooperation. He loves to feel appreciated!

Highlights

  • Non-smoker
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a reliable car
  • Youth (1 to 11 years)
  • Teen (12-17 years)
  • ADD
  • ADHD
  • Asthma
  • Dyslexia
  • Down syndrome
  • Speech delay
  • CPR training
  • First Aid training
  • Lauren can also help with:

    Bed baths
    Epi pen injections
    Errands/shopping
    House cleaning
    Laundry
    Meal preparation
    Positive behavioral support
    Seizure attendance

    Most recent review

    LH

    Laurie H.

    Jun 26th, 2014

    Lauren has such a strong personal work ethic. She is extremely self disciplined when it comes to school, sports, participating in volunteer or community service type work, child care, pet & house sitting. She is currently in the top 3% of her class of over 600 students and currently has a 4.35 weighted GPA. She has recently received her lifeguard certification, First Aid and CPR. Lauren is also on a swim team. Lauren loves personal challenges when people tell her she is not good enough or capable to participate in a specific sport! She loves being able to prove them wrong with hard work, effort and perseverance! Lauren has also been on two competitive gymnastics teams for the past 7 years both club and school. Lauren was very tall to be a gymnast and was told by one of her coaches she would never be good enough to compete a specific league, where she did and placed 4th overall on the state for her age and level division! That was most empowering. Lauren uses that often when others have self esteem or body image issues or have verbalized negative self talk. This young people really seem to gravitate towards Lauren and she is so patient and encouraging with them. Out of all the high school gymnasts Lauren is one of the only ones who the little girls tend to invite to their birthday parties because they know she will go and support them and goes out of her way to make the little ones feel special. I am very proud of Lauren! I know she would do an amazing job if given the chance to work!

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    Education

    Univeristy Of Texas At Austin

    2020

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