Every day, the 37-year-old teacher’s aide delivers hefty servings of affection at Blue Cap, an agency that serves developmentally disabled citizens in Blue Island.

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She starts her day playfully tousling the hair of one boy, cooing something into the ear of another. For the next eight hours, it’s non-stop activity, from feeding to diapering.

All the students-who range from 16 to 22-suffer from profound cognitive impairments and are unable to speak. But Green-Bouier has an uncanny ability to know just what her charges need.

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