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, […]
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, […]
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