Noooo Respect, I Get No Respect!

I'm the youngest special ed aide in our classroom. 3 of the aides have kids that are the same age as me.
2 of the 3 kids have no idea what they're going to do with their lives.
Because of that, I get treated similarly. Like I'm just a post high school teenager, with no life plan whatsoever.
I get treated like I have no idea what I'm doing, I can't give pointers on how to get a child to work because I'm just a kid. Even though I've been able to get some of the kids to do their work; the same kids they struggle with to get to work. They don't hide that they're frustrated with the child, which makes kids antsy, making them totally unable to focus. But if the aide is patient, sticks to it, and don't give up on those kids, amazing things will happen. I hate how lately I've dreaded going to work, just because I'm not fully accepted by some of the aides. I absolutely love working with my little guy, he makes everything so dang worth it!
 
I guess I'm not a typical 19 almost 20 year old. I know what I want out of life, I know how to achieve it, and
 I know it won't happen in my timing, but the Lord's. I know life never fully goes as planned, but that's life.

Is it so bad that I want to be treated as an equal with my co-workers? Even if they are old enough to be my Mom?