The Kid Who Really Did Not Fit In

By Stacie Kandra and Irene Olds

This project was originally designed as a teaching tool to be used by parents, teachers, students, and other
professionals who have the wonderful opportunity to work with kids with special needs. It gives a personal
perspective about the difficulties that students face in school and social situations. It is the perfect preparation
tool for creating a welcoming environment for all learners. Ideally, dedicated teachers utilize this tool to become
comfortable welcoming students with special needs into a general education classroom. The teaching tips in
the back and the stories throughout can be used as disability awareness training for all of the students in the
classroom. This book is written with the hope of decreasing the difficulties encountered by students with and
without disabilities in social and academic interactions.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781491857915

Stacie Kandra

Stacie Kandra and her husband, Bob, live in Stanley, North Dakota. Before becoming a teacher, Stacie worked in the medical field, returning to college when her youngest daughter started grade school. She earned her bachelor's degree at Oregon State University, in 2007 and her Master's degree there two years later. Stacie started her professional teaching career as an Adapted Physical Education Specialist where she understood her calling to work with students with special learning needs. She is currently pursuing her second Master's degree in Special Education. Working with kids is a calling. You must love what you do and enjoy going to work every day. Teaching tools help us become better teachers and it is to that end that this book has been written.

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Published by AuthorHouse 03/04/2014

Library of Congress Control Number: 2014901737

ISBN: 978-1-4918-5790-8 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4918-5791-5 (e)

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Contents

Autism

Anxiety

Sally told me this story:

OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) or organizing cleaning disorder…

Kids:

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The Kid Who Really

Did Not Fit In

Autism, anxiety, and OCD

The students who struggle with symptoms associated with these three diagnoses tell their stories so that