Freebie: Your 3-Month Academic and Therapeutic Planning Guide

Freebie: Your 3-Month Academic and Therapeutic Planning Guide

Planning the year is best done in chunks. I like to break up the year into quarters or three-month blocks. To help you with this task, I have created a free handy academic and therapeutic planning guide. The booklet’s purpose is to help you reflect on the...
Honing Passions: Using the Child’s “Fixation” as a Motivator for Learning

Honing Passions: Using the Child’s “Fixation” as a Motivator for Learning

The first thing you’ll notice about my son is his love for doors. He loves watching people open and close doors. Now that he is able to twist the doorknobs himself, he enjoys standing at a door to open and close it repeatedly. Most people find it odd. Most...
Teaching to Traits, Not a Diagnosis

Teaching to Traits, Not a Diagnosis

Once a child receives a diagnosis, you want to know everything is to know about it. You read relevant books, bookmark the best websites, and join support forums. When it comes to supporting a neurodivergent or chronically ill/disabled child in education, you want to...
The Benefits of Home Educating a Disabled Child

The Benefits of Home Educating a Disabled Child

It is during periods my son is very sick that I find myself incredibly grateful we’re home educating. I don’t have to dash off to work–frazzled and fretting. I don’t have to look for a replacement for the days where I absolutely can’t go in. I’m not...