04/06/2026
๐๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ด ๐ธ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ.
Too often, we focus on what we seeโ the behavior, the challenges, the disruptions. But behind every behavior is a child with a story, a need, and a desire to belong.
Inclusion goes beyond tolerance, โ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค.โ
It goes beyond acceptance, โ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค.โ
True inclusion is belongingโโ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค.โ
It is creating classrooms where every learner feels seen, understood, valued, and given meaningful opportunities to participate and succeed.
Last June 3, 2026, during ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ at ๐๐ผ๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐บ๐, we were honored to have ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐, ๐ข๐ง๐ฅ๐ฃ, President of Kiddo, lead a meaningful conversation on looking beyond behavior and understanding the child, not just the challenge.
As educators, therapists, and advocates, may we continue building learning environments where diversity is embraced, differences are understood, and every child knows that they have a place in the classroomโnot merely to be present, but to truly belong.
๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ. ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ: โ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ค.โ
