Homeschoolers are perhaps the worst when it comes to stressing about educational gaps. Gaps are inevitable, because it simple isn’t possible to know EVERYTHING about everything. When it comes to the Autism Spectrum though, there are gaps everywhere. The strengths and the gaps of Autism can make me crazy. Far from his original diagnosis of […]
How to Adjust a Heavy Literature Curriculum for an Average Student
That hefty volume calls to me. It begs me to plan, plan, plan our year! I must decide what to do, how we will cover it, and write. down. all. the. things. Everything. And you know what they say about the best-laid plans. Or is that the fault of over-planning? We homeschool moms are pretty […]
He Was Born With It: Boys, Autism, and the Reasons Why
Autism fact: Boys are diagnosed with Autism four times more often than girls. It even showed on our Steps for Autism race team shirts, and we didn’t think about it until we saw the sign on the race route. 9 boys and 3 girls. 25% girl names. D1’s shirt says “I’m running for Calcifer, Eli, […]
Can We Add Your Child’s Name to Our t-Shirts for the Steps for Autism 5K?
We are running the Steps for Autism 5K on April 22nd and I would love to add your child’s name to the back of our T-shirts! Comment here and we will add a name to our shirts for you! Event Information can be found at the Steps for Autism website.
The Truth About Labels
From the very beginning of our homeschool journey, we were told that labels are bad. Labels force a child into a box, they said. Labels hurt. Labels give kids excuses for not doing what they should do, and you wouldn’t want that would you? Labels are self-fulfilling prophecies, making smart kids do poorly. And everyone […]
Advocacy: Special Needs Parent’s Primary Job
I am a special needs parent, advocacy is my primary job. All parents are in the position of caring for and watching out for their kids, but parents of special needs kids have unique duties. Dictionary.com defines the word advocate as follows: We speak on our child’s behalf. We run interference between our child and friends, […]
How to Deal With Concerned Questions Regarding Your Special Needs Child
My 15-year-old son’s Beginning Engineering teacher was concerned when he addressed me today. “He was the speaker today for his group presentation for their CAD project, and he really had a hard time getting through it. His stuttering really tripped him up today. It’s not usually this bad. Of course, I know that you know he […]
Summer of Engineering
Summer began for our family at the beginning of June. We put away our books and just rested from all of it. Sort of. While we weren’t doing school, I was busy preparing my 15-year-old for a new chapter. He is going to school for the summer. Monday through Friday, from 7:30 in the morning […]
Trust, Safety, and Friends on the Spectrum
In October, I ran a series called 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Autism Spectrum. It was a chance for me to get out many of my thoughts on the topic of raising a kid on the Spectrum. Funny thing about that. Since we’re still raising him, things come up all the time. For over a […]
Developmental vs Chronological Age {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}
Today we have a special guest writer, the mother of a teen with Autism. Hi! I’m Penny from Our Crazy Adventures in Autismland. I’m so honored that Dawn asked me to participate in her 31 days series. I have a teenager, Logan, with high functioning autism that I have been homeschooling for the past nine […]
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