The Power Team

I really enjoyed reading the story "The Power Team". I have known about them for awhile but this is my first time actually reading about them. I like what they are about and the purpose of what they do. I think it is cool how they use what they do such as breaking the cuffs as a representation of breaking the chains of the devil. They do not do this for show but to help people realize their God given potential. I look up to these kinds of guys because they are good role models and I am sure that many others look up to them as well even the kids who are about to make a bad mistake like drugs or alcohol. I try to do the right thing all the time. I am a Christian myself and I feel that I can relate to what these guys mean when they talk and perform. I am glad that they do what they do. They really make a difference.

Plague of Tics

I originally thought that the story was going to be about tics, as in insects. I found that I was wrong once I started reading the story. I found this story to be kind of boring probably because I always hear about OCD and now I have to actually read about it. I read it anyway and I guess it wasn't so bad. I do not have OCD so I do not know what it is like and how dificult it must be to stat focused and complete tasks. I do feel sorry for the people who have OCD. Like the child in the story, it took him too long to get home because his OCD kept him held up. Another tic he had was wanting to lick the light switch. I thought this was pretty gross. If I had OCD I would try my best not to lick things which are not edible. I do not see how even with OCD a person would think that they had to lick a light switch like the kid did. Anyway, I realize how blessed I am to be able to do what I can and not to have OCD.

6 Questions in 500 words

1. The question I want to answer in my final research paper is "what more can be done to help students with Autism through the transition to college and through their college life?".
2. In my working thesis I will try to prove that there is more that could be done to help these students through college. I believe that there is always a little more someone can do or something that can be done to help someone or to get something done so I believe there is more that should be done to help students with this disability through college.
3.What I do know is that while these particular students have help through college such as accommodations they still are required to rely on themselves for many things like meeting new people, making friends, and also just knowing what it is that they will need to make it through college which may be a variety of things. I think this requires an aid for the students and I do not like the thought of them having little or no help for the important things like this. Maybe there could be an assembly or program that helps these students or some sort of a club that volunteer students from the college could help the autistic students with meeting people, befriending them themselves and helping them with what they need during college.
4. What I still need to find information on is what exactly these students are limited on and/or not receiving that they should be accommodated for. Maybe I can find something about how to spread the word about students with Autism going into college and getting help, more help than they already do.
5. I have not found any arguments which oppose my question.
6. I have found information from several sources including multiple web sites. I still need to look into more books, journal articles, or some other source.

Plagiarism

It appears that plagiarism is an issue and a major one among students in school and college. Honestly I have copied a sentence or two once before when I needed something good. But since those high school days I have written everything on my own. I prefer to use my own writing because it is the right thing to do and I enjoy writing because I always come up with something good when I put my mind to it. It is time consuming but the outcome is great. I have always enjoyed writing. Sometimes it can be not as fun depending on my mood or the topic but in most cases I have found it to be alright. Even the thought of being finished with your piece can be refreshing. Writing is in fact an essential part of education and everyday life.
I found this article to be helpful, keeping me informed of how serious plagiarism is and how often it is used. The article mentioned that many of the students who get caught performing plagiarism claim that they didn't know that they were doing something wrong. Now that deal is mostly their fault for not listening to previous teachers or people telling them it was wrong before they committed the crime. Sometimes it just takes a persons fall to let them know they should stand on their own two feet.
I am sure that there are adults, many adults who plagiarize too. You think because they are adults that that would stop them from doing it but the fact is that they are lazy or just too careless to write their own work. As for me I will do my best to inform people to do their own writing and maybe help them. I hope the rate of plagiarism decreases in time.

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Introduction to my research topic

Topics that I have considered for my research topic are post secondary education for students with Autism, Autism disorder, learning support students and life skills students. I am considering these topics because I enjoy helping these kinds of people and I have helped many students in high school who have these disabilities and I feel this is what I should do with my life.
Post secondary education for students with Autism is basically preparing the student with Autism for college or some form of school or education after high school and even helping them through college as well. These students will need a lot of accommodations and special help along their way through school and college. This consists of extra time for completing tests or work, note takers or a personal assistant to read tests to them and help them when they need it.
Autism is a developmental disorder that usually appears between birth and 3 years of age. This disorder affects the brain from developing normally in social and communication skills. There are no known causes and no known cures for this disorder. There may be a combination of factors which lead to autism. Difficulties for the child may include pretend play, social interactions and verbal and nonverbal communications. Those affected by this disorder need more time and patients given to them and require many special needs.
Learning Support is helping students with minor disabilities in such areas in school such as mathematics, reading, writing and grammar. The key part in teaching learning support children is that we find out what it is that they are having trouble in and we make some accommodations and to the best of the teachers ability, teach the kids what we can as good and as thorough as we can.
Life Skills of special education students is helping those with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities so severe for day-to-day living and those with high functioning Autism or Autistic tendencies, or those with Asperger's disorder. Life Skills are basically skills that apply to everyday life (skills such as money management, hygiene, and shopping for groceries). 

Interview article

The article my interviewee recomended is very helpful for a special education major. He supported me with an article that gives a lot of information on education for students with autism. This article talks about postsecondary education of students with autism. These students need a lot of support and  special needs such as accommodations, quiet places to take tests, more time for tests and they have different learning styles. Throughout school the students will need people to look upon and rely on such as aids, teachers or even students for that matter. Students can really help and I know because I have been there and helped. I know that I had a difference in the student. Through the transition from secondary to postsecondary school a students biggest need is a constant helper, one that will be right by their side at all times.

The autor of this article is Kelly D. Roberts, PhD, who is an associate professor of education at the University of Hawai at Manoa.
Several references of this article include British Journal of Special Education, Browning, J., Osbourne, L., & Helping your child to help him/her self: Beginning self-advocacy, Reed, P. (2009)
and Shore, S. (2010)

Wasted Time

I personally dislike using computers and have a hard time doing anything even sort of basic like responding to e-mail, texting, reading on computers, in fact reading this article hurt my eyes when trying to focus on the point of the article. There was an incredible amount of icons, advertisments or pop-ups during my time reading this article and the article was the only page up on my computer.