The ability to adapt curriculum is a perk of homeschooling; we get to provide a customized education where each child can thrive exactly where they are at. My children are above and below grade level in different subjects and is difficult for a school to accelerate and accommodate different needs at the same time.
The first sign we had of their autism was a developmental delay in their fine motor skills. These are the exact skills needed to color, draw, and write.
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.
I love using online resources to teach my kids math, but not all online math programs are created equal and provide the same results.
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.
