Neurodivergent is an exciting new word meant to represent all of the different ways our brains are wired and an acceptance that having a brain that is wired differently is not “weird” or “defective” or “less” than anyone else, it’s just different. Differently wired brains can have various labels such as Autism, Dyslexia, ADHD, etc.
Our homeschool has always been full of energy and active kids who like to listen to a story for a minute and then are off to do something else. It was hard to keep up. It took awhile to learn that part of the quick pace was that my kids had trouble focusing on their school work. We have learned to adapt, and our normal includes homeschooling with focus challenges.
Take a peek inside our homeschool and see a serious partnership with a full time working mom and a stay-at-home homeschool dad. Yep! Though I help our homeschool by supporting it financially, keeping the house clean (ish), and teaching reading after work hours… my beard growing, plaid wearing, firewood chopping husband is the primary caregiver and teacher of our 4 young children.
We’ve learned to navigate the tough waters of grief and growth while learning from home.
Losing my husband in 2019, going from a family of five to a family of four, has been a world of adjustment. Grief is an insanely heavy weight to carry. That’s what I remember the most about all of it in the beginning, the weight of reality.
The closer I get to launching my kids into the world as adults the more I am motivated to make sure life skills for teens is a part of our homeschool in an intentional way. With Outside the Box kids learning can happen at a different pace than their peers, but eventually they need all the same skills. We make teaching in the moment a priority and include them in discussions when we can.
