Posted in Book Reviews Unschooling

Self-Directed Education for Neurodiverse Children

When raising/educating neurodiverse children (autistic, ADHD, OCD, PDA, etc.), it can be a challenge to figure out how best to educate them so that they can succeed at school and in life. In A Different Way to Learn: Neurodiversity and Self-Directed Education, Naomi Fisher, a clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in developmental cognitive psychology, offers some ways to approach the challenge.

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How to Homeschool Your Differently-Wired Child

Do you have a child who is bright but quirky? Perhaps you have an official diagnosis or maybe you simply know that your child is a bit different. Are you homeschooling or thinking about homeschooling? If so, Ginny Kochis has a new course designed especially for you.

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Homeschooling Children Who Are Wired Differently
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Homeschooling Kids who are Wired Differently

The Homeschooling Saints Podcast is a wonderful resource for Catholic homeschoolers. Check out Episode 9 on Homeschooling Kids Who Are Wired Differently.   Episode 9:…

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Homeschooling Neurodiverse Children
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Appreciating our Neurodiverse Children

Our traditional school system spends a great deal of time trying to fit square pegs into round holes. Thankfully, in recent years, there has started…

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How to Help your Child Cope with Stress
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How to Help Your Child Cope with Stress

What is Stress? When we think of stress we might think of the pressures of adult living – the pile of work that needs to…

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Are You Homeschooling a Child who is “Differently Wired?”

Do you have a child who is “differently wired?” Perhaps he or she has an official diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, learning disability,…

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Posted in Book Reviews Why We Homeschool

Do You Need to Rethink School?

Susan Wise Bauer is a work in progress, just like the rest of us. The author of The Well-Trained Mind and the Story of the…

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The Loving Push: How Parents and Professionals Can Help Spectrum Kids

If you have a child on the higher end of the autism spectrum (or if you are without an official diagnosis but suspect that your…

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Posted in Book Reviews High School

Smile & Succeed for Teens

It has always been a challenge for young people to make the transition from school into the world of paid employment, but in today’s technocentric…

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Posted in Book Reviews The Homeschooling Life

Can You Homeschool a Child with Autism?

In some ways I was fortunate. We received the diagnosis that my son has Asperger’s Syndrome, a high-functioning form of Autism, after we had already…

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