There aren’t enough words to describe the hard work this fella put into his remote learning. He woke up, knew the routine, and did a year and a half of remote learning for his annoying mom with minimal protest.

Terrified I would not help him academically, with the help of Team Mac educators and therapist, we persevered.

Through remotely learning, Mac has mastered independently using a calculator for math, including word problems. He has mastered screenshots of documents, saving files, and a host of other computing skills.

For parents of special needs students on the spectrum, this was hard. But I wouldn’t take away this opportunity to work with Mac and directly collaborate with his team to hone his skills and IEP goals. This experience has truly made this parent a part of Team Mac.

I have been in a darkroom since high school. One of my favorite places I rarely used in today’s digital age. I was fortunate to pull out my gear for Mac’s weekly vocation assignment, photographer.

Sharing this experience with him was a parent bucket list item for me.

Mac has been a trooper as we reach one year of remote learning. We have done our best to make his weekly vocations a real-life experience. Keys to being successful with remote learning on the spectrum: Keep it Fun and CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENCY, CONSISTENCY.

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