A Special Kind of Different
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When Emma lands a teaching job in the special needs industry, the last she'd expect is the near-zero work-life balance adding onto the horrendously low pay. Sure the kids are overly adorable, and that cute introverted teacher Joseph- who also happens to be seven years older than her- are incentives to coming to work in an ungodly hour. Those sweet genuine friends of hers are also probably the only thing that made her glad she chose this job. But Emma begins to question her life goals as each day passes. As she helps her autistic children in progressing through their important milestone, she realises there might be much more to her job than she'd thought. Because teaching children always helps you learn more than you've taught them, and Emma finds herself growing each day with each unique experience with her kids.
A story about an unanticipated romance, whole lots of twisted day-to-day events, hidden hierarchies, and genuine love for the children in the autism spectrum.
***Based on my own true story ❤️***
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