Community for Outside the Box Kids in the Learner’s Lab
an online place for gifted and twice exceptional kids and their parents and learn and connect.
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Educational Kids Apps for Android We Love
At our house we believe screen time isn’t bad. We believe it’s a tool, and it’s how it’s used that is most important. We have given our kids screens for awhile and each has a hand me down Android device that they use to see the family calendar, family chats and also for games.
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Do You Have a Sensory Seeker or Sensory Avoider?
A friend asked me the other day about her child, “He loves to crash and play but can’t calm down very easily when he is hyped up, and he also eats holes in all his shirts. Do you think they could be related?” Before she finished, the memories flooded back of one of my kids at a younger age when I was asking similar questions about them. I’m not an expert, but I am a parent privileged to have met some amazing professionals along the way who have given me insight and clues to understand my very own outside the box kids.
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Easy Homeschooling Hacks with Google Drive
Over that time I have found a few systems I use to stay organized and to keep school organized with three grade levels going at the same time. One of the most important set of tools I use is Google Workplace products.
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Autism at Our House: Forming A Family Culture
As I write this it is April, which is also World Autism Month. Autism is a part of our family. The challenging part about autism is the broad range of what it looks like in each person. When you meet one autistic person, all you can say is that you have met one autistic person. Each person and family is affected differently. There is a wide range of capabilities and strengths across the autistic spectrum, and each person struggles differently.
