Therapy-Free Summer

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It has officially begun. Not summer, yet, but our break from therapies.  I felt like they were handing us the Golden Ticket when D1’s OT said, “You guys need to have a break. Enjoy the summer together as a family and don’t worry about therapies. You deserve it.”

Ten years. 10 years of

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Life After OT

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“When was the last time you guys took a break from therapies?” His OT asked me this question, and I hadn’t really thought about it before. 

“Never,” I replied, “we’ve been at this 2-3 times a week for 10 years.”

Wow.  The realization hit me pretty hard after I said

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More Discipline, or Just a New Normal

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I noticed her, as she sat there reading The Sensory-Sensitive Child.  Titles like that always jump out at me because I’ve read a lot of those books, and of course I have my favorites too.  I asked her if she had read The Out of Sync

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Teaching to Sensory Issues

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Do you have a child with sensory dysfunction?  I do!  My son is constantly seeking sensory input, and it can make homeschooling a bit of a challenge.  I have a guest post today over at Sunflower Schoolhouse, where I talk about how to work with this ever-present facet of homeschooling your special needs

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Update: Dyspraxia at 9

D1 is 9 now. “Nine and a HALF”, as he would correct me. He had his annual OT Evaluation last Monday, and we got good news! His OT has discharged him from individual OT again, for a while.

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