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Do I Dare {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Autism Spectrum}

10.23.2014 by Dawn // 2 Comments

Do I Dare? {31 Days of Homeschooling on the Autism Spectrum}

GO. New co-op, new situation, new people. Can I trust them? Do I dare share with them this Momma’s heart? My tall, quirky boy with the brown eyes and the deep voice and the funny gait that will always, always make me able to pick him out of a crowd, can I? Special to me […]

Categories // 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum, Autism, Special Needs Kids Tags // ASD, homeschool co-op, social, specialneeds

Take Heart {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

10.21.2014 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

Take Heart {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

This week I am discouraged. This post is as much for me as it is for you. It has been a week of–wait—today’s only Tuesday. It’s been TWO weeks of side-by-side, question-by-question schoolwork. It has been Sit Down and Do Your Math and Where Did Your Brother Go? *forehead hits kitchen table* Days like these, […]

Categories // 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum, Autism, Special Needs Kids Tags // Autism, encouragement, parenting, specialneeds

My Biggest Fear {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

10.20.2014 by Dawn // 2 Comments

My Biggest Fear {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

Go. I’d be a liar if I said I wasn’t afraid for the future. His future. The other day I talked about the childhood years and how long we have with our kids. It simply isn’t long enough to assuage the waves of worries that can plague my husband and I if we start thinking […]

Categories // 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum, Autism, Parenting, Special Needs Kids Tags // Faith, fear, specialneeds

Learn to Adjust Your Expectations {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

10.17.2014 by Dawn // 4 Comments

Learn to Adjust Your Expectations {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

Homeschooling is, in itself, a learning experience for us Mommas. We have to learn to block off our school time and protect it. We have to learn to balance the kids and the laundry and the phone and the piano lessons and the meals and the driving and… well, balance everything really. It’s kind of […]

Categories // 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum, Autism, Special Needs Kids Tags // ASD, Autism, specialneeds

Normal Life {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

10.16.2014 by Dawn // Leave a Comment

“Normal” Life {31 Days of #Homeschooling on the Spectrum}

What is a “normal life?” Normal is whatever works for your family. It might look like completing one subject per day, because the focus is so difficult to maintain.It may be side by side supervision, advanced planning for everyday activities, and reading labels for potential allergens. Or it might not. Just as there are no […]

Categories // 31 Days of Homeschooling on the Spectrum, Autism, Special Needs Kids Tags // ASD, Autism, family, specialneeds

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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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