My SWEET New Job!!!

So I finally got a job! One that I really LOVE! Its exactly what I've been wanting to get back into. Back in the field of psychology, working with children who have autism. I am teaching at a school called the Helping Hands Center.  Please feel free to look at the website and watch the video to see the real life impact of what I do! Its amazing!!! (Several of my kids and a couple of their parents are even in the video.)
I'm a floater between 2 classrooms (morning in one, afternoon in the other). I do DTI (discrete trial instruction) all day which is mainly one-on-one time. I've already fallen in love with all of the 3-5 year olds that I work with. They are mostly high functioning, at least they are all verbal and have minimal behaviors which makes them easier to work with, plus they are young so I get to see progress regularly! I really LOVE it. When I'm in the classroom the ratio is 4 teachers to 6 children. The other half of the day they have group instruction (centers--reading, writing, math, science, etc).  They also have peers (typical children) during that time which changes the ratio to 3:10 or 3:12 depending on the class.  So here are a few pictures so you can get an idea of how super cute they are!

All of these pictures were taken during a going away party for one of the teachers who is taking maternity leave.