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Tracy-Ann Samuels

Co-Owner and COO of W.R.E.a.C Havoc Enterprises.

How I've Managed Homeschooling a Child With Autism During The Coronavirus
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How I've Managed Homeschooling a Child With Autism During The Coronavirus

When the coronavirus outbreak hit New York City, I was terrified. I work for a social service agency in an office building in lower Manhattan, and I was in a panic over being exposed and, even worse, bringing the virus home to my children. My older son Trey is 13 and on the Autism Spectrum, and my daughter Aja, who is 8, were both still in school at the time. I had been advocating to work from home for more than a week because of an underlying autoimmune condition — I received no response.