Get to know the Author

My name is Joseph Gronski and I am a special needs person. Which means that I am hard of hearing and my I.Q is lower than the average person. I have a passion for working with the special needs community. Right, Now I am a student Pennsylvania State University studying Rehabilitation and Human Services along with a minor in Special Education. They are both an education major and minor through my school. I have a passion for promoting special needs people through  school and education. I know what it is like to be a special needs person and thinks I can relate to people and jobs I want after school. I want to become a special needs teacher through Teach for America because I was once in special needs classes myself and know what it is like to struggle myself. On some level I can relate to the people I teach or counsel. I also want to become a psychiatrist specializing in Adolescent psychology because I know how it is be yourself at that age. Lets go back a step to understand a little bit about how I became hard of hearing.

When I was four my right middle ear bones  had erupted and my parents had to take me to the emergency room. All of a sudden this blue liquid was coming out of my ear. They had to replace the middle ear bones with fake ones. Then it affected my left ear and that is how I became hard of hearing. From that my physical disability has impacted my mental disability. That only wants to make me want to work harder at school because I know I have these obstacles I have to overcome. What does all this mean when it come my blog and what I am passionate about?

I will be sharing a weekly blog post about mental health and special needs people are. I will be posting every Sunday night. Related topics to on the subject. It could be through my daily life or what I did learn or what I am currently learning. One day were are all going to say we are all able not disabled. To me everyone has something good to contribute to this world not matter how small it is.

P.S I am a lot different about than other blogs that are similar because I am a special needs person who wants educate other people about special needs or mental health. I will be blogging various topics from my Psychology courses, Rehabilitation and Human Services Courses or my Special education courses.  I might even take topics from my Sociology courses. Thanks for taking the time to read my very first blog post and can not wait until next week.