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Teri S.

FULL-TIME

Teri S.

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Crown Point, IN

$5-10

Hourly rate

10

Years exp.

Meet Teri

68yrs

female

Speaks English

I am a mother to a special needs child who is now 16 years old. I was a foster mother for special needs children for 12 years. I have cared for children...

I am a mother to a special needs child who is now 16 years old. I was a foster mother for special needs children for 12 years. I have cared for children with many different special needs, including feeding tubes, apnea monitors, trachs, and many other medical, physical, and developmental delays.

Highlights

  • Non-smoker
  • Comfortable with pets
  • Has a reliable car
  • Infant (up to 12 months)
  • Youth (1 to 11 years)
  • Teen (12-17 years)
  • ADD
  • ADHD
  • Aspergers
  • Autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Blindness/visual impairment
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cognitive disabilities
  • Developmental delays
  • Down syndrome
  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  • Fragile X
  • Mental illness
  • Mobility challenges
  • Mulitple Sclerosis
  • Sensory Integration Disorder
  • Willing to care for sick kids
  • Speech delay
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Early childhood educator
  • Teri can also help with:

    Ambulation
    Applied behavior analysis
    Bathing/grooming/hygiene
    Bed baths
    Blood sugar testing
    Dressing assistance
    Epi pen injections
    Feeding
    Insulin injections
    Laundry
    Meal preparation
    Medical transportation
    Positive behavioral support
    Respiratory care
    Seizure attendance
    Assistive technology/AAC
    G tubes

    Education

    Purdue University - Hammond

    Associate's, 1988

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