By Milehimama on Mar 11, 2010 in Mr R, Schooling, Special Needs | 3 Comments
This post is difficult to write. The negatives of homeschooling are rarely discussed among homeschoolers. There are so many attacks from so many angles without homeschool moms giving opponents fodder. Those of you who would crow triumphantly “See! I told you!”, this post is not for you. Homeschool mamas wondering why your school day isn’t [...]
By Milehimama on Aug 12, 2009 in Special Needs | 2 Comments
School’s starting all over the country, so I thought I’d repost at tip I wrote about two years ago. All of the kids are homeschooled now, but this still works on days when we have to be somewhere early!
My son is hard to get up. His doctors have an official name for it: [...]
By Milehimama on Jul 21, 2009 in Reviews, Special Needs | 1 Comment
Mister X still isn’t talking well (he does say several words, but will only say half of the word).
This summer, I checked out several signing DVDs from the library. His sisters love sign language, and even though X has good hearing, we are teaching him signs to help him communicate. I have run into [...]
By Milehimama on May 3, 2009 in Special Needs | 2 Comments
When we took Mr R off the Risperdal in November 2006, we didn’t tell anyone.
His school, you see, defined him by his IEP and his medications. If he had a rough day at school, I’d get a call wondering if he skipped his pill. Occasionally I’d get a helpful note, reminding us of the nurses [...]
Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40
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