The Ah-Ha moment came during COVID when her son was online with his para and Lela heard the paraprofessional tell her son the answers.  She sat in disbelief as the paraprofessional was repeatedly telling her son, "Say this. Write this".  

Prior to this she knew there was a struggle, from a 504 Plan to an evaluation for an IEP, she knew her son struggled to tie his shoes, ride a bike, do math.  He had sleep issues and was regressing in other ways, not wanting to attend school.  Teachers were telling her he was struggling, but she would attend IEP meetings and hear how great he was going.  "Great" was relative.  It was only during COVID at home online teaching, that Lela fully understood his struggle and realized the paraprofessional was telling him the answers, not helping him to arrive at his own answers.  Mama Bear jumped into gear and her son was soon placed in a therapeutic day school to better help students with severe learning challenges.  He began to love school, become a leader, and grow academically.  

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