About Me
My
name is Presby Acacio and I am a graduate student in a Master's
program studying Early Childhood Special Education.
I have
experienced working with young children with autism both at home and
school. I am currently working as a behavior
therapist at Advance Behavioral Education Development
Intervention, Inc. (ABEDI), a non-profit
agency that serves young children
with autism. For a little over a year, I also worked with abused and
neglected children between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. While
I was employed at Five Acres, a non-profit agency
for serving vulerable children and their families since 1888, I also tutored for about
4
years. During this time, I encountered a student who had dyslexia and it
was a pleasure to hear her read words other than sight words.
Even though I had never held a teaching position job before, I
felt as if I was a teacher because in each job, I helped children
learn something new.