Jackson Sherrard sits in his playroom scrolling through phone videos, but after a while just the presence of a reporter sends them into feelings of anxiousness.  

This leads to him "stimming," a way for people with autism to attempt to calm or relieve stress. 

When that doesn't work, he has to get up and leave the room. This slight change in his normalcy is what concerns Kathy Viduarre the most about a potential Los Angeles Unified School District strike.

"I refuse to send Jackson to school when there's a strike because of his safety. I'm not gonna do it," Viduarre said.

Jackson, who is 19 years old, still needs someone to help make and prepares meals, but things have gotten better recently thanks to his teachers at The Leichman Career Preparatory and Transitional Center for young adults with special needs.

They've been teaching them how to do the smallest of tasks, such as feeding himself.

"He got so frustrated because I was telling him to use a fork he would throw the fork at me, and throw the dish at me," she said. "So many specific needs that you typically don't think about with typical kids.

One of the things she does is getting out and about, but for Jackson, it's more than just about having fun. 

"It's been told to me that swinging is almost like it steadies them and calms them," Viduarre said.

A strike could not only be a trying time for Jackson, but the entire family as well.   

"It just has to be one-on-one with Jackson, you know when you have four kids, that's the challenge," Viduarre said. "So often we stay home and I just try and keep him as occupied and calm as possible."

They're all just waiting in mostly hoping that a strike can be avoided.