I am Katrien. My dream is that all children can learn to communicate their needs, things they enjoy and what they don’t like. And that their communication (in whatever way) will be understood or at least accepted. My dream is that people learn to see when a child is showing their true happiness. That people can learn to see over time that everyone, also people that are non-verbal and have autism have something beautiful to bring to the world. As I do in every person I meet.
As a child I had difficulties communicating my needs. As I am a really sensitive person I have strengths in picking up things that most people do not pick up on. But it can be a heavy load on my nervous system too. Being in contact with my body and listen to it helps me find balance.
I finished studies with specialization Youth and Disability Care. And I worked with children and adults with special and complex needs all my life. If it was as a caregiver, supervisor or as a teachers assistant, SEN-teacher, as a child minder,… I always loved the people I worked with and am looking forward to meet each one of them again somewhere in life.
non-verbal communication specialist