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OP - I would recommend that your daughter try to do some volunteer work in the area of special needs population such as perhaps with Special Olumpics which does not have to be long-term as they have sports trainings for 8 - 10 weekly sessions usually in a sport.  Or also possibly become Red Cross certified to sit and put out the word as on a neighbor list.serve or maybe through church that she is interested in sitting or being a mentor for a child with special needs.  This summer I might recommend calling up your local parks and recreation program to see if there are any camps who may have some children with special needs who could use some extra support.  Any of these experiences might help her gain a more personal understanding of children to early teens who may have some varying special needs.

She might also do some career research in the related fields mentioned of physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy or even reading specialization as all could be related offshoots of working with students with special needs.  Our youngest daughter has a cognitive disability.  Our middle daughter was close to her and started volunteering for a local parks and recreation special needs summer camp at around age 12 and today is a part-time pediatric physical therapist.  The new model for PT's is a combined 6 or 7 year program to come out with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy so that you can actually have your own practice if one chooses.

In terms of college education, the best advice might be to apply to schools which have a strong special education program and perhaps some of these related options such as reading masters or speech therapy programs.  Some may well also offer the undergrad program which one could then follow for a masters etc. in PT or OT for example.[/quote]

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