tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44345052275571985382012-01-28T14:00:18.311-05:00This is your homeschool resource for special needs. If your child has special needs and you decided to homeschool or already do so, you will find support here. If this website doesn't have what you're looking for, let me know and I will find it and post the information!specialneedshomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05758203042879774156noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434505227557198538.post-20396908642883326972012-01-25T19:02:00.003-05:002012-01-26T12:23:22.914-05:00

Click image to visit Kinect site for fitness info. We have bought the Kinect and I thought it would be a good idea to give a review. Some games on Kinect come with a warning for those who have photosynthetic seizures. Other warnings include sports injuries. Make sure you have LOTS of room. Not just from hitting objects with flailing limbs but from any other players! Watch out for the obvious;

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Many readers have emailed over the years about being accused of being overprotective, especially after deciding to homeschool.  I always answer, "Well yes, of course we are overprotective!" If by overprotective you mean: 1) Watching my children constantly when we are out somewhere?  Yes we are overprotective in this area. If a child has severe health issues (i.e. seizures, asthma, allergies) or

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This is a serious pet peeve. Occupational therapists (and other professionals) have told people for years that dysgraphia is a fine motor problem. This is false. I do not know if their textbooks are out of date when they go through school or if they are schooled through a bad television channel. I just know this makes me very upset because it is false information given to a concerned parent.

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It's pretty rare people see the positive sides of autism but parents with children that happen to be on the spectrum, know there is much to be thankful for! Here's a list of qualities that I see in ASD everyday: loyalty honest frank upfront always hopeful sense of humour creative joyful determined a specialist in an interested field (few people really are!) attention to detail story teller

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If you’re homeschooling your special needs child, you know how emotionally draining it can be. You may sometimes long to be one of those parents who sends her child away on the bus each day, giving herself a much-needed break. Be proud of yourself that you’ve chosen to devote your time and energy to your child, and try the following suggestions to keep optimism alive: Keep a Gratitude Journal

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The snow finally hit us. We had a green Christmas. This time last year we were buried in over 3 feet. My boys don't react well to the colder weather and over the years we have learned a few fun activities we can do, indoors. Not the regular things like painting, crafts, or board games but things we just made up. Whether it's freezing or raining, at least it keeps them busy! 1) Eye Spy: We don't

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GENERAL HOLIDAY ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS: Sensory overload is very common during the holidays, for us as well our children. It's a time of non-stop field trips, family visits, and the stores are busier than ever, making it easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle. Here are a few tips and tricks to help the whole family get through this season with nothing but joyful memories and

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Aspie's are brilliant. There's no denying the intelligence of a child with aspergers. When a child with aspergers uses this intelligence to have an attitude, it can be a real challenge for the parent to find solutions. Outsmarting the child is not an option! Tips to remember: Since the expressive language is advanced, it's difficult to remember that the receptive language may not be as

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Two of my babies, Jet and Gidgy.Are you considering a pet for your household? What type of pet should you choose? Is it worth the headache of pooper scooping? I'm going to share our experiences with pets and a few observations I have noticed over the years. My thoughts are blunt and this is definitely an opinion post. We do foster care for pets and I'm taking some of our experiences from

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Perfect Homeschooling: Up at 6am to make pancakes, sausage, and toast. The household wakes up to the smell of food. Chores are done by 8:00am. Children with faces washed and teeth brushed sitting at the table by 9:00am. Studies are worked at diligently until lunch time. Children make lunch while mom gets the afternoon studies ready. A science experiment is done with great success. Homeschool

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From a child's perspective: I am not bad, I am autistic. I know I scream. I do have a good reason. I can not communicate like you do. I will learn how to get the point across in different ways, someday. I know I hit. I try not too. I feel bad afterward. Sometimes I get what is called 'Sensory Overload' and it makes me feel overwhelmed and afraid. I lash out when this happens because I

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At the beginning of every school year, I get the same questions over and over again. The ones I find most amusing are the questions asked by parents with young learners or by first time homeschoolers. One particular topic always surfaces... Just to be clear, I was once a new mom and a first time homeschooler! I asked the same questions and didn't heed the advice. I thought, "They don't know

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My son at age 4.I have learned a few tips and tricks over the years. I guess you could say I learned some really strange things that actually work, over the years. Maybe you will find some of these things useful around your house! 1. Cornstarch. Did you know cornstarch gets rid of and prevents practically any type of diaper rash? J had severe yeast diaper rash and my one sister (mom to

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Today I used a motorized wheelchair to go shopping. My eldest use to call them 'sitcars' when he was little, hence the title. I like it, it's cute! Anyway, the experience of driving around in my sitcar was one I will not forget. I only had my sitcar for an hour as I have scoliosis (and possible muscle issues-Dr still checking into it) and today was a bad pain day. Hubby thought it would be

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We've all been there. Those days that we just want to throw in the towel but we have no choice but to bite the bullet. A mom emailed her private thoughts and feelings and I asked her permission to share it here. I have changed the names and didn't sign her name so she could protect her identity. The honest truth is we all feel this way at times and it is OKAY!  The child referred to here has

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Over on The Family Network TV Facebook page, they asked, "If you wrote a letter to your diagnosis, what would you say?" I thought what a novel idea! I read the comments and some people are furious or exasperated. It can be exhausting. Then I thought about what I would say, it occured to me that I'm thankful. How odd is that? I thought it would be fun (and therapuetic) to write out my letter.

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This is 'two posts in one' because parents were asking about memory issues and math. The first section is my thoughts on memorizing for math. The second section is filled with memory enhancing games. Math is often described as a memorization of facts. The real fact is, it's much more than that. Math is thinking analytically, problem solving, an important life skill, and much more. Memorizing

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Canadian information with stats and studies: Canadian Home Education Statistics: http://www.canadianhomeeducation.com/websiteinfo.asp?fc=1505&ErrURL=Redir College enrollment in Canada: http://ontariohomeschool.org/universityCanada.shtml Canadian Home Based Learning Resource Page: http://www.flora.org/homeschool-ca/index.html A list of Canadian Homeschool Organizations listed by province: http

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UPDATE: The Twitter Chat is finished and was filled with lots of information! If you would like to view the transcript for links and information, just click (do not need Twitter to access): The Coffee Klatch and Special Needs Homeschool Twitter Chat Thanks to The Coffee Klatch for an informative chat. Join Us! If you are on Twitter, Twittering away on Thursday, the 17th, 2011 at 9:00am EST 

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Concerns over college run deep when discussing unschooling. People are under the impression that unschooling means unlearning and as such, there is no future for secondary education. How can a child deal with deadlines, routine, and teachers if they never had that type structure growing up? Contrary to popular belief, unschooling teaches many values that are desperately needed in today’s power

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Do you feel overwhelmed? Burnt out? Are you wondering why you are still doing this whole homeschooling thing? Is panic taking over? If you're a veteran or new at homeschooling, we all have those days filled with complete chaos and exasperation. Maybe its the monotonous chore of having laundry piled to the ceiling the one day you need that shirt at the bottom of the pile. Maybe its wondering how

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Over the years I've heard many stories about discrimination. Each one shocks me. People discriminate with 'you just want to be on disability to get money' and although in some cases, people do this (and should have to take a blood/urine test), this does not mean ALL people WANT to be put on disability. Other forms of discrimination are; you don't want to work, its an excuse to be lazy, your a

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Some parents wonder if an official diagnosis is necessary when dealing with invisible special needs. They go back and forth in the decision making process and it can be quite overwhelming! For my own decision on this topic, I made a question list to help me decide what to do. I thought I would share these questions with you and it may help if you are quandering this delicate difficult decision.

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It’s the most anxious time of the year With the kids belly aching And everyone asking you “What’s with the fear?” It’s the most anxious time of the year It’s the stre-stressful season of all With night terrors happening and sensory awakenings When friends want you to call It’s the stre-stressful season of all There’ll be parties for meltdowns Dyes and sweets to avoid Boots with no socks in the

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Living in a house with special needs does bring challenges. We don`t live like the average person. I picture an every day family getting up and making lunches and getting dressed and brushing teeth to head off to babysitters` houses and work. Two parent incomes or that one parent working two jobs to make ends meet. That evening car pooling to whatever extra curricular activity. Full of busyness

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A few myths about autism that just personally bother me that I would like to clear up. A person on the spectrum doesn't need to have ALL the symptoms of autism to have autism. It is a 'spectrum' which means, there are extreme variances. 1) Yes, a child with autism CAN make eye contact. Not always, but that doesn't mean it's impossible! I have difficulty because my brain takes pictures while I'm

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With the upcoming holiday season, I thought it would be a good idea to write out the differences between meltdowns and temper tantrums. Children can have pre-meltdowns, during-meltdowns, and post-meltdowns! Being prepared and knowledgeable on how to handle the different situations is half the battle. (The picture is courtesy of my son's beautiful eyes.) Here is a simple/basic chart to

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One year, when I was about 7 years old, I buried a popsicle stick in the backyard in order to grow a lollipop tree. Yes, well it made sense to me for some reason. The next morning the maple tree a few feet away, had a hundred lollipops on it! Imagine my surprise! I was a hit in the neighbourhood for a whole day! My dad had spent hours stringing those lollipops up in the dark. Some kids liked the

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My son has ASD, there are discrepcencies about where on the spectrum he is (PDD-NOS or Aspergers) but he is high functioning. He was asked to write a metaphor for his grade 9 English class (we no longer homeschool him-he attends high school now) and the poem below, is his product. It was written after a dance being held at a local Army Cadets. He absolutely loves cadets (Canadian organization)

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It's that time of year when candy, lights, sounds, new foods, family, and utter chaos usually take over our lives with a fierce force like a crusade of Robin Hood. It is also a time of great joy, laughter, learning experiences, sensory awakenings, and fabulous opportunities. For many children, this can truly be an overwhelming time and sensory overload is inevitable. Some children find this time

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A dear friend of mine runs a blog about homeschooing when you have a chronic illness. She suffers (and I do mean SUFFERS) from many health issues, yet she contines to homeschool her son with aspergers. Side note: the child is truly adorable. Yesterday she wrote a beautiful post about this blog and my E-Newsletter and today, I'm happily returning the favour. (She has no idea, she will be so

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This is my first Blog Hop! I'm very excited. I entered with this blog post: I Just Want To Hold You. I hope I did it right! If you want to enter, just add your blog in below, then copy and paste the code it gives into your blog and voila! People can share their posts! Be sure to visit others and leave comments on their posts! Let's support each other.

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I am amazed and in awe at the amount of parents that have their own issues yet selflessly continue to homeschool. In the following story, I'd like to explain what it's like when one parent has a chronic illness yet continues to homeschool. Neuro-typical or special needs children is not the fact, the factor is the marriage itself. For the sake of the story, I'm using the name Susie to be the wife

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When a parent first starts homeschooling, it's hard not to get sucked into the glamour of it all. Shiny new desk, the old chalkboard the school was throwing out, all those beautiful new textbooks, and let's not forget, the overly expensive teacher manuals. One can easily spend hundreds, even thousands of dollars on curriculum. See the picture to the right? That is our learning room. See all

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We all have our guilt days. We all look at our friend who is homeschooling many children, completely organized, and is the sweetest person in the world. We may suffer from guilt because we suffer a chronic illness and can't spend as much time with our kids, doing the things we feel needed, as much as we want too. Maybe we didn't get a great turn out for a birthday party or something as simple as

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These activities are designed for sensory fun. They have been used with all different types of special needs, the most common being Sensory Processing, ADHD, Autism, and the Blind. Crayon Balls Melt crayons together and use sandpaper to draw on. Pastels Use pastels to draw on different types of paper. Cardboard, construction, sandpaper, tracing, tissue paper, Kleenex, paper towels, etc..

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by Special Needs Parents Homeschooling Special Needs Kids (One of Jen B's Facebook groups) Legos are awesome. Not only are they great for strategic thinking, planning ahead, fine motor skills, imagination, architectural art, problem solving, and fun, they can also be used to teach so much more! Math is an easy subject when it comes to legos. Legos are counters, manipulatives, can be

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Since this article is about my pet peeves, I thought I would lay it out in a question and answer format. For those of you who are not sure what to say when asked the basic questions those most uninformed patrons ask, here are some responses. Not all responses are proper, or give good social adequate. Not all responses are in a positive point of view. I find sarcasm can be carried a long way. I

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I know having special needs kiddos can be a depressing thing. Don't get me wrong, it's just that I find humour and joy can go a long way! We have triumphs that other parents can't possibly understand. When a child says 'mom' at a year old, that's a milestone. When a special needs child says 'mom' at 7 years old, that's a miracle. We need to find joy in our lives more and stop complaining. We have

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Do you ever get the feeling you are the only one in the whole world with a child like yours? Do you wonder if there is anyone 'out there' who understands? You go to a playgroup and moms are sitting and chatting while you chase your child and are constantly 'harping' on him to put that down and be aware of his surroundings. Other parents think you're overprotective, too strict, or not strict

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McLean, VA - Following overwhelmingly positive beta tester Feedback, Lesson Pathways announces the release of their new curriculum website, http://www.lessonpathways.com/. The online curriculum, the first of its kind, was created by organizing existing online educational resources into yearly plans of study. Because all of the resources are pre-screened for quality, safety, and

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You were so wrinkled up and helpless when you were born. I couldn't wait to hold you. You cried. I held you up against me to feed you. You cried. I laid you next to me and fed you without touching you. You didn't cry. I held you and rocked you in my arms. You cried. I put you in the swing and let the swing rock you. You didn't cry. I held you when you skinned your knee. You cried. I talked to you

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(Copy and pasted here from an email I wrote to a group I'm on-please ignore grammar errors, it's an email!) If you want a 'plan' and still homeschool for free, this is how ya do it :) Do you have a textbook? or a curriculum guideline put out by your local school board? We have access to our entire curriculum guideline here, online or you can order the books. so you open up the grade level and

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This contest is now over but Cindy's blog has turned into a very successful fundraiser website for cancer. She will continue to fight the fight, will you join her? A friend of mine, Cindy, has fought cancer and won! She fought like a girl and beat it!! In celebration, she is having free giveaways! Her first giveaway is this free T-Shirt! All you have to do is leave a comment on Cindy's blog and

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I have been a member of Clickschooling for the last two years. With special needs children, variety and novelty is sometimes the one thing that keeps them motivated. Clickschooling provides that. I have this site listed in the All Grades Level section for your convenience. CLICKSCHOOLING DESCRIPTION: ****************************** ClickSchooling http://www.clickschooling.com/ - Get free, daily

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I've been asked many times how we homeschool. It's not something that is easy to explain but I'll do my darnest! When we first began, our decision was based on my son's school not being co-operative with his IEP. Also, they told me would never learn to read and my expectations that he would learn was high. He was 6 years old at the time and diagnosed with PDD-NOS. Since then, we have learned he

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It can be more than challenging to overcome the symptoms of ADHD, especially when trying to complete a project or assignment at school or in the workplace. There are some techniques that can bring immediate results. Discovering what works, however, may take a bit of trial and error on your part. These suggestions may also be beneficial to those children and adults who experience any type of

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(This contest is now closed but the Reading Focus Card is still available for sale) Who doesn't like free stuff? Have you ever heard of the Reading Focus Card? Now is your chance to learn about this product and win it! A Reading Focus Card is an innovative way of helping children to read. It's designed to help focusing issues and to help the child keep track of what they are reading. I like the

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Using the Net to Create Thematic Units (What is a Thematic Unit) Student Activity Sheets for Online Lessons on Ancient Egypt Cloudy with a Chance a Meatballs Integrated Curriculum (opens in pdf) Integrated Unit: Journeys, and a hike in the White Mountains Interdisciplinary Projects & Plans Time Travel, Black Holes, and Relativity Thematic Units (preschool to grade 5)

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I am surprised at how many people still discriminate against HIV/AIDS, how many people refuse to let children born with HIV/AIDS swim in public pools, share french fries, use the same washroom, or play at the same park. So, I'm going to devote this post to those who decide to homeschool their children with HIV/AIDS. According to the Here in Canada Website: "Children in Canada have not been

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I'm not going to list all their needs and explain it all. I just want to touch on one component of their development that gives me the goosebumps. Compulsive tendencies. Wordsmythe gives the following definition. Verb Definition 1. able to compel; compelling. 2. driven by an obsession or compulsion. Synonyms driven (2) , obsessive Similar Words fanatical , uncontrollable Related Words neurotic

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(Long post) Hubby and I finally understand. It's so nice to have a puzzle with all the pieces. It's even better when all the pieces are put together to form the whole picture. My boys are Special Needs. Now J, my eldest was diagnosed with Sensory Integration Disorder when he was really young. My youngest, however, not a doctor could figure it out. I knew he had similar issues as the eldest but

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No, it's no Jan. 1rst, we are just hitting Oct and it's a new year of homeschooling. This past month has been a time of new beginnings and new ideas. Analyzing the past and restarting for the future. We have learned a few things and changed a few things and discussed a few things and noticed a few things. Well, you get the point. I'd like to share a few things. Last week we were driving by the

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I'm amazed at how many Homeschoolers don't teach well rounded computer skills. This is needed in today's society and it is definitely needed for the future work force. Parent's limit their childrens use on the computer rightfully. We don't want addicted computer patrons with no life outside the realm of the monitor. It is equally important for children to have access to the skills needed. A

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Homeschooling children with special needs brings a challenge when it comes to getting a break. Sometimes I wonder if my boys were in school, if I would be more relaxed. I know this isn't true from past experience but every once in awhile, I wish I had a Supply Teacher. Today I have an awful head cold. I would love to drop them off at a friend's and go back to bed with a good book. I know other

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(Long, but worth the read) (Presentation reprinted here by permission) Written by Angie Lindsay http://www.a4autism.info/ This is like autism 101. I targeted the things that I felt were the most important, but still tried to keep it simple. Oh, let me put in my disclosure, although since I'm giving it (the presentation) at my church it shouldn't be necessary: WARNING: GOD MENTIONED. No sarcasm

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I am not sure if you have read the latest new guidelines from the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons? Right to Decide When to End Treatment is Doctor's, not Family's: Physician's Guidelines What is wrong with people? I am so angry and upset over this. I read this days ago but it has taken me this long to calm down. If starving someone who is weak is the same as what Neil Kravetsky, the

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