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Avoiding Homeschool Burnout
by Isabel Shaw. Shaw helps you recognize symptoms and causes of
"mother overload" while offering good advice on what to do about it.
Beyond
Surviving Homeschooling at Rest Ministries
Rest Ministries, Inc. is a Christian (Protestant) organization founded
and directed by Ms. Lisa Copen. Rest Ministries serves people who live
with chronic illness or pain, and has recently announced an online
community for home-schooling moms with chronic illness called “Beyond
Surviving Homeschooling”. More than 50 women currently participate in
this group. Catholics are welcome at Beyond Surviving Homeschooling.
Burnout
Recovery
by Mary Hennessey. Putting the child back into school because the
family has a discipline problem will only make matters worse. Pray,
plan a procedure and stick it out." (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
CHADD (Children and Adults
with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
“With over 22,000 members in over 200 affiliates nationwide, CHADD is
the nation's leading non-profit organization serving individuals with
Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).”
Children
With Learning Disabilities Do Better in Home Schools than in Special
Needs Programs at Public Schools
HSLDA
The Gifted Kids Survival Guide: A Teen Handbook
by Judy Galbraith, James R. Delisle, Pamela Espeland (Editor), Jim
Delisle.
Paperback - 304 pages Rev, Expanded & Updated edition (October 1996)
Free Spirit Publishing; ISBN: 1575420031 Written with help from
hundreds of gifted teenagers, The Gifted Kids' Survival Guide is the
ultimate guide to surviving and thriving in a world that doesn't
always value, support, or understand high ability.
The Gift of Dyslexia Audio CD Set (4 CD Set)
by Ronald D. Davis. Audio CD (May 1, 2000) Davis Dyslexia Association
International; ISBN: 0970065507
The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Smartest People Can't Read and
How They Can Learn
by Ronald D. Davis, Eldon M. Braun (Contributor), Joan M. Smith.
Paperback - 258 pages (April 1997) Perigee; ISBN: 039952293X The
author shares the startling discovery that enabled him to overcome his
own dyslexia, reveals how dyslexia can be related to high levels of
intelligence, and offers a plan that anyone with dyslexia can use to
conquer the common disability.
Helping Children Overcome Learning Difficulties
by Jerome Rosner. Paperback - 286 pages 3rd edition (June 1993) Walker
& Co; ISBN: 0802773966 Highly praised by parents and educators,
Rosner's classic handbook has sold over 80,000 copies. This revised
edition has been extensively updated and expanded to include a wealth
of new activities to help children with "enigmatic learning
problems"--learning disabilities, dyslexia, attention deficit
disorder. Graphs, charts, tests.
Homeschooling Children Who "Aut" to Be Home - the autistic child
by Tammy Glaser
Homeschooling Gifted Kids
A variety of articles at A to Z Home's Cool Homeschooling
Homeschooling Kids With
Disabilities
Homeschooling Kids With Disabilities offers information and support to
people who have chosen to homeschool their children with special
educational needs.
Homeschooling Your Special Needs Child
"Currently in America, hundreds of families are home schooling
children whose special needs range from attention deficit disorder to
severe multiple handicaps. Parents often find that when they bring
these children home to be educated, they come out of the "deep freeze"
that has kept them from making significant progress in traditional
settings." HSLDA.
"Learning
Disability": A Rose by Another Name
by Jan Hunt, M.Sc. Are the labels "hyperactive", "school phobic" and
"learning disabled" smoke screens for the school's failure to
understand and conform to the actual process of learning?
The Myth of the A.D.D Child: 50 Ways to Improve Your Child's Behavior
and Attention Span Without Drugs, Labels, or Coercion
by Thomas Armstrong. Hardcover (September 1995); E P Dutton; ISBN:
0525938419 A psychologist challenges current diagnoses of Attention
Deficit Disorder and shows how to deal with hyperactivity and short
attention spans through practical strategies for making the most of a
child's vitality and creativity.
NATHHAN
Extensive resources for families homeschooling special needs/disabled
children.
Ritalin-Free Kids: Safe and Effective Homeopathic Medicine for ADHD
and Other Behavioral and Learning Problems
by Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman, Robert Ullman, Edward M. Hallowell,
Edward H. Chapman (Preface); Paperback, 320 pages 2nd Rev edition
(September 28, 2000) Prima Publishing; ISBN: 0761527699 The most
common treatment for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in children are
Ritalin and Dexedrine, both amphetamines with common side effects such
as headaches, appetite loss, insomnia, depression, and growth
retardation. This book offers a homeopathic approach to ADD that has
fostered profoundly positive changes in about 80% of the children
receiving the treatment.
Resources to Help Parents of Special-Needs Students
Article at HSLDA
SpecialKidsMoms
Forum for Catholic moms with a special needs child.
Special Needs Children’s Fund
"In January of 2002, the Home School Foundation created the Special
Needs Children's Fund. The Fund is designed to assist HSLDA member
families with the financial challenges of privately meeting the
academic needs of their special needs children. Many of these children
struggle with learning disabilities, mental retardation, hearing or
visual impairments, and severe disorders or syndromes."
Special Needs: Numerous Resources at Home School Legal Defense
Association
Articles and audio presentations. (Just hit the "Go" button)
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