Parents of Special Needs Children in Greensboro Adjust to New Normal

Every family has its own set of struggles right now.

Kids are out of school and parents are still working from home.

But for families of kids who go to the Gateway Education Center in Greensboro, it's a whole different set of challenges.

BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOMBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOMNAT POPNAT POPBRENDA DAWSON AND HER 10-BRENDA DAWSON AND HER 10-YEAR-OLD SON CONNOR AREYEAR-OLD SON CONNOR ARETAKING IT DAY BY DAY.BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 1:49BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 1:49SOME DAYS ITS HARDER THAN OTHERSSOME DAYS ITS HARDER THAN OTHERSSOME DAYS ITS HARDER THAN OTHERSFOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS --SOME DAYS ITS HARDER THAN OTHERSFOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS --CONNOR'S BEEN GOING TO THEFOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS --CONNOR'S BEEN GOING TO THEFOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS --CONNOR'S BEEN GOING TO THEGATEWAY EDUCATION CENTER INCONNOR'S BEEN GOING TO THEGATEWAY EDUCATION CENTER INCONNOR'S BEEN GOING TO THEGATEWAY EDUCATION CENTER INGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSGATEWAY EDUCATION CENTER INGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSGATEWAY EDUCATION CENTER INGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSOCCUPATIONAL -- PHYSICAL ANDGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSOCCUPATIONAL -- PHYSICAL ANDGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSOCCUPATIONAL -- PHYSICAL ANDSPEECH THERAPYGREENSBORO... WHERE HE GETSOCCUPATIONAL -- PHYSICAL ANDSPEECH THERAPYDAILY.OCCUPATIONAL -- PHYSICAL ANDSPEECH THERAPYDAILY.SPEECH THERAPYDAILY.DAILY.DAILY.BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM :39 ITBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM :39 ITBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM :39 ITIS A PRETTY SEVERE DEGREE OFBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM :39 ITIS A PRETTY SEVERE DEGREE OFCEREBRAL PALSY, HES NOTIS A PRETTY SEVERE DEGREE OFCEREBRAL PALSY, HES NOTCEREBRAL PALSY, HES NOTCEREBRAL PALSY, HES NOTAMBULATORY WHICH MEANS HE DOESAMBULATORY WHICH MEANS HE DOESAMBULATORY WHICH MEANS HE DOESNOT SIT UP ON HIS OWN, HESNOT SIT UP ON HIS OWN, HESNOT SIT UP ON HIS OWN, HESNOT VERBAL... BUT..

BUT HES GOTNOT VERBAL... BUT..

BUT HES GOTTHE SPUNKIEST PERSONALITYHAHA FOR SURE HE KEEPS ME ON MYHAHA FOR SURE HE KEEPS ME ON MYTOESTOESA PERSONALITY THAT REALLY COMESA PERSONALITY THAT REALLY COMESOUT -- AS DAWSON TRIES TO KEEPA PERSONALITY THAT REALLY COMESOUT -- AS DAWSON TRIES TO KEEPUP HIS EDUCATION AND THERAPYOUT -- AS DAWSON TRIES TO KEEPUP HIS EDUCATION AND THERAPYOUT -- AS DAWSON TRIES TO KEEPUP HIS EDUCATION AND THERAPYWORK FROM HOME..WHICH CAN BEUP HIS EDUCATION AND THERAPYWORK FROM HOME..WHICH CAN BEUP HIS EDUCATION AND THERAPYWORK FROM HOME..WHICH CAN BECHALLENGING.WORK FROM HOME..WHICH CAN BECHALLENGING.CHALLENGING.BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 9:24BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 9:24HE MIGHT NOT DO FOR ME WHAT HEHE MIGHT NOT DO FOR ME WHAT HEHE MIGHT NOT DO FOR ME WHAT HEWOULD DO FOR SOMEBODY ATWOULD DO FOR SOMEBODY ATWOULD DO FOR SOMEBODY ATSCHOOL HIS TEACHERS AT SCHOOLSCHOOL HIS TEACHERS AT SCHOOLSCHOOL HIS TEACHERS AT SCHOOL--BUTT--SCHOOL HIS TEACHERS AT SCHOOL--BUTT--2:24 THEY MAY HAVE A PICTURE OF--BUTT--2:24 THEY MAY HAVE A PICTURE OF2:24 THEY MAY HAVE A PICTURE OF2:24 THEY MAY HAVE A PICTURE OFSOMETHING TO DRINK AND THENSOMETHING TO DRINK AND THENSOMETHING TO DRINK AND THENANOTHER CARD HAS SOMETHING TOANOTHER CARD HAS SOMETHING TOANOTHER CARD HAS SOMETHING TOEAT AND THEY PRESENT CONNOR WITHEAT AND THEY PRESENT CONNOR WITHEAT AND THEY PRESENT CONNOR WITHCARDS AT SCHOOL AND HELL ANSWEREAT AND THEY PRESENT CONNOR WITHCARDS AT SCHOOL AND HELL ANSWERTO THE BEST OF HISCARDS AT SCHOOL AND HELL ANSWERTO THE BEST OF HISCARDS AT SCHOOL AND HELL ANSWERTO THE BEST OF HISABILITY, HOWEVER HE DOESNT EVERTO THE BEST OF HISABILITY, HOWEVER HE DOESNT EVERABILITY, HOWEVER HE DOESNT EVERABILITY, HOWEVER HE DOESNT EVERCOOPERATE WITH ME ON THOSEABILITY, HOWEVER HE DOESNT EVERCOOPERATE WITH ME ON THOSEHAHAHACOOPERATE WITH ME ON THOSEHAHAHACOOPERATE WITH ME ON THOSEHAHAHASHE SAYS HIS TEACHERS HAVE BEENHAHAHASHE SAYS HIS TEACHERS HAVE BEENHAHAHASHE SAYS HIS TEACHERS HAVE BEENGREAT--SHE SAYS HIS TEACHERS HAVE BEENGREAT--SHE SAYS HIS TEACHERS HAVE BEENGREAT--SENDING ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS ANDGREAT--SENDING ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS ANDSENDING ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS ANDSENDING ONLINE ASSIGNMENTS ANDVIDEOS --VIDEOS --AND EVEN CHECKING IN WITH HER --AND EVEN CHECKING IN WITH HER --BUT IT'S STILL NOT THE SAME ASAND EVEN CHECKING IN WITH HER --BUT IT'S STILL NOT THE SAME ASTHE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE HE WASBUT IT'S STILL NOT THE SAME ASTHE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE HE WASTHE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE HE WASTHE HANDS ON EXPERIENCE HE WASGETTING INSIDE THIS BUILDING.GETTING INSIDE THIS BUILDING.GETTING INSIDE THIS BUILDING.BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 4:13GETTING INSIDE THIS BUILDING.BRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 4:13THIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORYBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 4:13THIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORYBRENDA DAWSON/GATEWAY MOM 4:13THIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORYAND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES UMTHIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORYAND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES UMTHIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORYAND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES UMWHEN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING THATAND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES UMWHEN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING THATAND I THINK THAT SOMETIMES UMWHEN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING THATREALLY CANT BE GIVEN IN A WAY ITWHEN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING THATREALLY CANT BE GIVEN IN A WAY ITWHEN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING THATREALLY CANT BE GIVEN IN A WAY ITWOULD BE AT SCHOOL... I THINKREALLY CANT BE GIVEN IN A WAY ITWOULD BE AT SCHOOL... I THINKREALLY CANT BE GIVEN IN A WAY ITWOULD BE AT SCHOOL... I THINKITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

IWOULD BE AT SCHOOL... I THINKITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

IWOULD BE AT SCHOOL... I THINKITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

ITHINK ITS HARD TO PROVIDEITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

ITHINK ITS HARD TO PROVIDEITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

ITHINK ITS HARD TO PROVIDEESPECIALLY FORITS REALLY HARD TO PROVIDE.

ITHINK ITS HARD TO PROVIDEESPECIALLY FORKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYTHINK ITS HARD TO PROVIDEESPECIALLY FORKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYESPECIALLY FORKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYESPECIALLY FORKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOMKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOMKIDS WHO GO TO GATEWAYFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM10:09 THEY SEND TEXT MESSAGESFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM10:09 THEY SEND TEXT MESSAGES10:09 THEY SEND TEXT MESSAGESHOW CAN I HELP YOU WHAT CAN I DOHOW CAN I HELP YOU WHAT CAN I DOHOW CAN I PROVIDE, WHAT CAN I DOHOW CAN I HELP YOU WHAT CAN I DOHOW CAN I PROVIDE, WHAT CAN I DOTO HELP..

THATS REALLY GOOD.

TOHOW CAN I PROVIDE, WHAT CAN I DOTO HELP..

THATS REALLY GOOD.

TOHOW CAN I PROVIDE, WHAT CAN I DOTO HELP..

THATS REALLY GOOD.

TOKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISTO HELP..

THATS REALLY GOOD.

TOKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISTO HELP..

THATS REALLY GOOD.

TOKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISREALLYKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISREALLYKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISREALLYCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWKNOW YOU HAVE A TEACHER THAT ISREALLYCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRREALLYCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRREALLYCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRSTUDENTCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRSTUDENTCONCERNED AND WANTS TO KNOWWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRSTUDENTFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONWHATS GOING ON WITH THEIRSTUDENTFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONSTUDENTFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONSTUDENTFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONALSO GOES TO GATEWAY... WITH THEFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONALSO GOES TO GATEWAY... WITH THEFAFA ASISEH'S 6 YEAR OLD SONALSO GOES TO GATEWAY... WITH THESTAY AT HOME ORDERS... SHE'SALSO GOES TO GATEWAY... WITH THESTAY AT HOME ORDERS... SHE'SSTAY AT HOME ORDERS... SHE'SSTAY AT HOME ORDERS... SHE'SALSO HAD TO COMPLETELY ADJUSTALSO HAD TO COMPLETELY ADJUSTALSO HAD TO COMPLETELY ADJUSTHER WAY OF LIFE.ALSO HAD TO COMPLETELY ADJUSTHER WAY OF LIFE.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOMHER WAY OF LIFE.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOMHER WAY OF LIFE.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM2:48 LIKE IM ON ZOOM OR FACETIMEFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM2:48 LIKE IM ON ZOOM OR FACETIMEFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM2:48 LIKE IM ON ZOOM OR FACETIMEBY WHICHEVER MEANS WITH MY2:48 LIKE IM ON ZOOM OR FACETIMEBY WHICHEVER MEANS WITH MY2:48 LIKE IM ON ZOOM OR FACETIMEBY WHICHEVER MEANS WITH MYTHERAPIST AND SHE TELLS ME WHATBY WHICHEVER MEANS WITH MYTHERAPIST AND SHE TELLS ME WHATBY WHICHEVER MEANS WITH MYTHERAPIST AND SHE TELLS ME WHATTO DO AND ITHERAPIST AND SHE TELLS ME WHATTO DO AND ITHERAPIST AND SHE TELLS ME WHATTO DO AND IDO IT WITH MY SON.

SO I GET TOTO DO AND IDO IT WITH MY SON.

SO I GET TOTO DO AND IDO IT WITH MY SON.

SO I GET TOUNDERSTAND THINGS AND I KNOWDO IT WITH MY SON.

SO I GET TOUNDERSTAND THINGS AND I KNOWDO IT WITH MY SON.

SO I GET TOUNDERSTAND THINGS AND I KNOWWHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ISUNDERSTAND THINGS AND I KNOWWHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ISUNDERSTAND THINGS AND I KNOWWHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ISTHE SAME --BUTT--WHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ISTHE SAME --BUTT--WHAT IS DIFFERENT AND WHAT ISTHE SAME --BUTT--3:27 ITS REALLY REWARDING TO SEETHE SAME --BUTT--3:27 ITS REALLY REWARDING TO SEE3:27 ITS REALLY REWARDING TO SEE3:27 ITS REALLY REWARDING TO SEEHOW IT IS TEACHING A CHILD WITHHOW IT IS TEACHING A CHILD WITHHOW IT IS TEACHING A CHILD WITHSPECIAL NEEDSHOW IT IS TEACHING A CHILD WITHSPECIAL NEEDSFAFA SAYS IT'S NICE TO KNOW --SPECIAL NEEDSFAFA SAYS IT'S NICE TO KNOW --SPECIAL NEEDSFAFA SAYS IT'S NICE TO KNOW --THEY'RE NOT ALONE.FAFA SAYS IT'S NICE TO KNOW --THEY'RE NOT ALONE.THEY'RE NOT ALONE.THEY'RE NOT ALONE.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:54THEY'RE NOT ALONE.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:54ONCE A WEEK THE TEACHERS AREFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:54ONCE A WEEK THE TEACHERS AREONCE A WEEK THE TEACHERS AREONCE A WEEK THE TEACHERS AREABLE TO DO A ZOOM MEETINGABLE TO DO A ZOOM MEETINGABLE TO DO A ZOOM MEETINGWHERE HE MEETS ALL THESE..

WEWHERE HE MEETS ALL THESE..

WEWHERE HE MEETS ALL THESE..

WEGET TO TALK TO ALL OF THEGET TO TALK TO ALL OF THEFAMILIES AND THE KIDS IN HISFAMILIES AND THE KIDS IN HISCLASS WHICH IS ALSO NICE SOFAMILIES AND THE KIDS IN HISCLASS WHICH IS ALSO NICE SOTHERE ISCLASS WHICH IS ALSO NICE SOTHERE ISTHERE ISINTERACTION GOING ONINTERACTION GOING ONWHILE IT'S A TOUGH BALANCING ACTWHILE IT'S A TOUGH BALANCING ACTFOR FAMILIES RIGHT NOW..

FAFAASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:35 I HAVEASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:35 I HAVEOTHER KIDS SO ITS LIKE I ALSOASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 3:35 I HAVEOTHER KIDS SO ITS LIKE I ALSOHAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONES ON AOTHER KIDS SO ITS LIKE I ALSOHAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONES ON AOTHER KIDS SO ITS LIKE I ALSOHAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONES ON ATIMETABLE OR WE WONT GETHAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONES ON ATIMETABLE OR WE WONT GETHAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONES ON ATIMETABLE OR WE WONT GETANYTHING DONE...AND IM ALSOTIMETABLE OR WE WONT GETANYTHING DONE...AND IM ALSOTIMETABLE OR WE WONT GETANYTHING DONE...AND IM ALSOWORKING FULL TIME FROM HOME SOANYTHING DONE...AND IM ALSOWORKING FULL TIME FROM HOME SOANYTHING DONE...AND IM ALSOWORKING FULL TIME FROM HOME SOITS ALSOWORKING FULL TIME FROM HOME SOITS ALSOWORKING FULL TIME FROM HOME SOITS ALSOA CHALLENGEITS ALSOA CHALLENGEITS ALSOA CHALLENGESHE'S CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THEA CHALLENGESHE'S CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THESHE'S CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THESHE'S CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THEPOSITIVES OF THIS NEW NORMAL.POSITIVES OF THIS NEW NORMAL.POSITIVES OF THIS NEW NORMAL.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 7:08POSITIVES OF THIS NEW NORMAL.FAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 7:08GETTING SOME REST GETTING TOFAFA ASISEH/GATEWAY MOM 7:08GETTING SOME REST GETTING TOGETTING SOME REST GETTING TOGETTING SOME REST GETTING TOKNOW YOUR CHILD BETTER SPENDINGKNOW YOUR CHILD BETTER SPENDINGKNOW YOUR CHILD BETTER SPENDINGTIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY..THESETIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY..THESETIME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY..THESEARE THINGS THAT TIME AND MONEYARE THINGS THAT TIME AND MONEYARE THINGS THAT TIME AND MONEYCANNOT BUY AND WE HAVE TO TAKEARE THINGS THAT TIME AND MONEYCANNOT BUY AND WE HAVE TO TAKEADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATIONCANNOT BUY AND WE HAVE TO TAKEADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATIONADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATIONADVANTAGE OF THIS SITUATIONTHE PARENTS I SPOKE TO TODAYTHE PARENTS I SPOKE TO TODAYCOULDN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THECOULDN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THESTAFF AT GATEWAY AND HOW THEY'RECOULDN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THESTAFF AT GATEWAY AND HOW THEY'REGOING ABOVE ANDSTAFF AT GATEWAY AND HOW THEY'REGOING ABOVE ANDGOING ABOVE ANDGOING ABOVE ANDBEYOND TO HELP THEM-- HELP THEIRBEYOND TO HELP THEM-- HELP THEIRBEYOND TO HELP THEM-- HELP THEIRKIDS.

SOME ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOTKIDS.

SOME ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOTKIDS.

SOME ARE WORRIED ABOUT NOTBEING ABLE TO DO SOME OF THEBEING ABLE TO DO SOME OF THEBEING ABLE TO DO SOME OF THEOCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICALOCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICALTHERAPY THEIR CHILDREN NEED..THERAPY THEIR CHILDREN NEED..BUT THEY SAY -- IT'S JUST ATHERAPY THEIR CHILDREN NEED..BUT THEY SAY -- IT'S JUST AMATTER OF DOING THE BEST THEYBUT THEY SAY -- IT'S JUST AMATTER OF DOING THE BEST THEYCANMATTER OF DOING THE BEST THEYCANMATTER OF DOING THE BEST THEYCANEACH DAY...AND THERE'S NOTHINGCANEACH DAY...AND THERE'S NOTHINGEACH DAY...AND THERE'S NOTHINGEACH DAY...AND THERE'S NOTHINGMORE THAT CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW.MORE THAT CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW.MORE THAT CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW.LIVE IN GSO HF FOX8 NEWSKATIELIVE IN GSO HF FOX8 NEWSKATIE