How do stereotypes and ideas about these impairments shape disabled students’ school experiences?

Week 2 Instruction: Write one page to respond to two students’ comments: 1.Mickaela Wessel :What are the experiences of students placed under different impairment categories by school systems (i.e., intellectual disability, speech and language impairment, emotional and behavioral disorder, autism, learning disability, etc.)? How do stereotypes and ideas about these impairments shape disabled students’ school experiences? Starting with the movie, the first child Jason?, was told that he would not have much of a life. He was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy and his parents were given the option to institutionalize their child. Instead of sending their child to a place where he would have zero chance at a normal life, they decided to fight for him. They placed him in schools and lived a normal life. He had a girlfriend, friends, and good grades. He was top in his Latin courses which is spectacular. With his support system in place, he excelled which is something that would not have happened at an institution (Intelligent Lives, 2018).Erykah from the book, The Pedagogy of Pathologization, wanted to be a normal child but was unable to do so because of her lack of support. While in her daily life, she had to act the role of an adult and be something that no young child should be. Unfortunately, when she went to school, she was treated like a child and this clashed with her everyday life, making school very difficult for her. She was always on her own and had to raise her child with little to no support. With the struggles she had, the school system did her no favors and expected her to fulfill the role of someone that she could not be. I am not sure if she was a teen mom but if so, that stigma is hard to get around. Some may say that she was immature, and school was not for her, but she was never given a chance. She was unable to find the childcare she needed to finish school (Annamma, 2018).Another child that was defeated by the system was Ashley. She has little to no support at home and had to take on the role of a parent to her other siblings. Ashley would have to get her siblings ready for school in the morning, including her younger brother who had autism. By the time she go to school after dropping the other children off, she was late. The school did not reach out and see why she was late, but instead assumed that she did not want to be there. Ashley did arrive at school though she was late, so she did make an effort to attend. A school counselor could have found alternatives to her tardiness by sending a van to pick them up or maybe a before school program. This was not offered, and teachers began to crack down on her. One stated that she did not like the fact that Ashley would just drop in from time to time. Ashley felt that the system was against her and instead of continuing to show up, she would just skip instead of being lectured (Annamma, 2018).Nashawna was a 14-year-old child who was born into an abusive family. When it got too bad, she decided to run away instead of staying in the household. With no where to go, she and her sister were forced into the streets to fend for themselves. They were hungry and would steal food to survive. With the hard life on the streets, they were constantly in fights and had behavioral issues for standing up for themselves in school and in the streets. The school did not look to understand why Nashawna was fighting but instead just suspended her so that she was not their problem anymore. Any good counselor or teacher would look to see the underlying cause of the behavior because most likely there is a reason why they act out. She would be failing in school and may drop out due to the lack of resources and her inability to keep herself safe on the streets. A foster home or group setting may have been beneficial to her so that she can get housing. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs states that to really succeed in life, you need to have all your needs met. This includes safety, housing, food, etc what many people take for granted (Annamma, 2018). Annamma, S. (2018). Introduction and Chapter 1. The pedagogy of pathologization; Dis/abled girls of color in the school-prison nexus. New York: Routledge.Intelligent Lives. (2018).2. Popcorn Redmon: Intelligent Lives Documentary: “The IQ test told us nothing about Jesse’s potential. About who he was as a person. Can any attempt to measure intelligence predict a person’s value or potential to contribute meaningfully to the world?” (Cooper, 2016, as cited in Gill, 2016, para. 1) I fell in love with this film! What a gift each of the people in the film brought to life. The documentary was dedicated to Jesse Cooper, an amazing young man who filled the world with sunshine. The documentary is a testament to casting aside labels and reframing our perception of what people with intellectual disabilities can accomplish. Michah broke through stereotypes about a person whose IQ “measured” 40. Michah is an outgoing young man who easily