Do Special Education Teachers have to assist the kids w/ sever

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disabilitys with bathroom breaks and eating? I'm thinking about becoming a Special Education Teacher. I know there are different levels of disabilities kids have- from mild/moderate to sever. I like the idea of helping these kids as a teacher academically, but wonder if in reality a lot of Special Ed Teachers end up becoming sort of care givers during school hours. Do they have to change dippers, assist children in wheel chairs with the bathroom or hand feed kids during lunch who can't feed themselves. This aspect of Teaching Special Ed. doesn't appeal to me as much because its more of a nurse position than a teacher. When I think of Special Education I usually think of remedial kids, or kids with attention problems that need extra help- but I also know that into the special education class are put kids with sever mental and physical disabilities. Can anyone shed some light on this matter- of what is expected of Special Education Teachers?