The holidays are a wonderful time filled with holiday spirit, family, and moments that turn into life long memories. The holiday season has always been such a special time of the year for me, and I hold so many wonderful memories during this time from my childhood. Having a child … [Read more...]
Tips and Tricks to Help Ease Stress with Autism and the Holidays
The holidays can be stressful enough on their own. Thanksgiving leads right into Christmas, then there's New Year's on top of that. Add autism to the mix, and the stress levels can skyrocket! Over the years, I've developed my own strategies for dealing with the stress of the … [Read more...]
Homeschooling: A Season in Your Life or a Lifetime Commitment?
For many homeschooling moms, homeschooling will be a season of their life. For others of us, like me, it is going to be a lifetime commitment. My husband and I knew going in that when we adopted our oldest son "The Batman", this was going to be a lifetime thing on our part. … [Read more...]
Crossbow Education
The Crew recently had the opportunity to use a product from an award-winning company that specializes in multisensory teaching resources - Crossbow Education. When you visit their website you will find that they carry several tools designed to help you create a … [Read more...]
Spotlight on the Crew — Homeschooling the Special Needs Child: Balancing Goals with Outcomes
{This week's Spotlight on the Crew article is brought to you from Lori, at Special Connection Homeschool.} “What are we doing in the morning?” That's the question I hear every night from my daughter before she goes to bed. I must explain that by that question she … [Read more...]
