I work with many school districts and agencies around the Bay Area as an independent contractor/consultant. Providing services as a behaviorist for those diagnosed with disabilities or have behavior problems. I have been doing this type of work for the past 7 years and while it can be draining and challenging, it's rewarding at the same time.
A typical day would be in a classroom with 10+ kids all scripting lines from different movies at the same time for 5 hours straight everyday. Imagine hearing movie lines rom frozen, tangled, cars, Thomas the tank engine, and Mickey Mouse club house. It can make somedays interesting to say the least. The kids I work with can also say some interesting things, especially about the things they observe. While they have a disability, nothing can get past them and they don't have the ability to discern in what they say.
And this seems to hold true as I started my process of transitioning and presenting myself more androgynously. In the past few months, I have had kids make comments about my hair, the clothes I wear, my pierced ears, or how my arms are shaved. They even sometimes stare at me and give me funny looks as if they want to say something, but don't. Just the other day, a 2nd grade boy caught me off guard, when we came up to me and the first thing he said was that I smelled girly and ran away (and it happen to be the one day I was in drab). There's not much I can do other then smile and continue about my work.