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Inevitable Gaps and Amazing Strengths

04.09.2018 by Dawn // 1 Comment

Inevitable Gaps & Amazing Strengths: The highs and lows of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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 […]

Categories // Autism, Homeschooling Tags // 2e, 2e kids, Autism moms, educational gaps, homeschooling with autism, remedial math, special needs

How to Adjust a Heavy Literature Curriculum for an Average Student

08.04.2017 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

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 […]

Categories // Homeschooling, Special Needs Kids Tags // American Literature, Apologia, Apologia Literature, high school, homeschool curriculum, literature curriculum

He Was Born With It: Boys, Autism, and the Reasons Why

04.28.2017 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

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, […]

Categories // Autism Tags // Autism, Autism spectrum, causes of Autism, Depakote, valproate

The Truth About Labels

03.02.2017 by Dawn // 1 Comment

The Truth About Labels: Should you seek a diagnosis for a child who is facing challenges?

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 […]

Categories // Special Needs Kids Tags // ADD, ADHD, Autism, diagnoses, labels

Advocacy: Special Needs Parent’s Primary Job

08.14.2016 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

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, […]

Categories // Autism, Special Needs Kids Tags // advocacy, Autism, Autism spectrum, homeschooling with autism, special needs parents Autism moms

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Dawn is a retired homeschooling Momma of 19 years, hospital CNA with a totally self-taught geeky side. She lives in Eastern WA with her husband, the youngest 2 of their 6 kids and 2 yappy pomeranians.

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