I'm a retired special education teacher. I taught severely emotionally impaired students as well as mildly mentally impaired students. I also had students with autism and some with learning disabilities. One summer I spent teaching at the juvenile detention center. I loved working with the students and have greatly missed it since I had to medically retire at the age of 55. It was a rewarding yet challenging job. The most difficult people there were the some of the staff who often acted out inappropriately. The kids were supposed to act out their frustrations. They were there to get help. I loved helping them.