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homeschooling special needs

6/23/2020

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Homeschooling is the ultimate individualized educational plan for children with -- or without -- special needs. You're not bound by any restraints on time or subjects so the child can move at his or her pace -- actually learning, not regurgitating facts quickly forgotten. 

There is a problem with homeschooling special needs children, tweens, and teens, and that is a lack of assistance and encouragement. Parenting a child with special needs is hard enough; homeschooling a child with special needs can be unmercifully brutal. Homeschooling parents of special needs children need to be encouraged and inspired and know they are not alone. 

When my oldest son was in the middle of his senior year in public school, in the special needs department because of autism and bipolar disorder, he had some pretty severe behavior issues that were directly related to being bullied. While I didn't officially homeschool him (as in, withdraw and make a homeschool), I did facilitate home-bound studies and teach him much more than was required -- it was my first foray into homeschooling. He walked at graduation that June and received an occupational certificate of completion. 

Now, I teach my youngest daughter in our [official] homeschool. She has dyslexia, chronic migraines, and ADHD. Irregardless of the specific special needs, it's impossible to find a homeschool conference dedicated to teaching special needs of all kinds. 

Until now. 

As a mom with four special needs children, who is a homeschooler and a homeschool blogger, I am ecstatic to announce the Homeschooling Special Needs Online Conference. My nine years' worth of event planning has helped me recruit giants in the homeschooling blogging community and special needs advocates such as the renowned Dr. Temple Grandin. 

I know, full well, that parents of special needs kiddos have a very difficult time going to in-person conferences -- that's why it's online. I also know that live online conferences are hard, too, because you have to be committed to sit at the computer and watch live sessions. Special needs parents don't have time for that. All the sessions for the Homeschooling Special Needs Online Conference are pre-recorded, so you can pause, help a child, go to the bathroom, and not miss anything. 

The conference brings participants over 19 speakers with over 30 sessions on encouraging and inspiring homeschooling parents of special needs children, tweens, and teens. A few sessions include: 
  • Calming Stormy Behavior
  • Dyslexia Demystified-Definitions and Hope for Homeschoolers
  • Helping Struggling Learners Apply to and Succeed in College
  • Homeschooling with Apraxia
  • Homeschooling with High Energy, Sensory Intense Kids!
  • Homeschooling your ADHD Children (While Maintaining Your Sanity!)
  • Loving Your Teens Who Struggle with Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD
  • Of IEPs and 504 Plans -- Bridging Between Public Schools and Homeschooling
  • Practical Strategies to Teach Children/Teens with Special Needs
  • Strategies to Homeschool Children and Teens with Autism
  • The Essentials of Special Education Homeschooling
  • The Special Needs Transcript
  • Tips For Successful Autistic Family Travel & Field Trips
A full list of all the sessions can be found here. Speakers include Peggy Ployhar of SPED Homeschool; Heather Laurie of Special Needs Homeschooling; Faith Berens, Rochelle Matthews-Somerville, and Krisa Winn of Homeschooling Now / HSLDA; and Hal and Melanie Young of Raising Real Men. A full list of speakers can be found here. 

I am so excited to announce the keynotes of the conference. Not only is Durenda Wilson sharing her wisdom in the keynote "Unhurried Homeschooling: Why We Need to Slow Down," and Lee Felix of Like Minded Musings is speaking on "3 Keys to Parenting the Heart of Your Special Needs Child," and Carol Anne Swett of Homeschool Answer Mom is speaking on staying the course and overcoming doubt during your special needs homeschooling journey in her keynote "Homeschooling When You Can't See The Finish Line," but renowned autism advocate Dr. Temple Grandin will be sharing her thoughts on teaching special needs children of all ages in a conversation she had with me. 

I am so honored to have these incredible men and women -- giants in the homeschool blogging world and special needs advocates -- join me for this first-ever Homeschooling Special Needs Online Conference. Participants will receive lifetime access for the sessions, plus a digital swag bag of coupons, printables, and freebies from speakers and sponsors. In addition, participants will have access to a social media group for interaction and community-building, because, you are not alone. 

Sponsors of the conference are Homeschooling One Child, BJU Press Homeschool, True North Homeschool Academy, Powerline Productions, and HSLDA. 

This conference is just $22. For just $22 you as a homeschooling parent of a special needs child can be encouraged and inspired to keep on homeschooling your precious gifts -- your children. The conference goes live on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, so don't delay! To register for this incredible conference, click here today. 

2 Comments
Abigail
6/24/2020 01:09:22 pm

Wow, you’re an amazing women! My mom homeschooled me part time while I went to school the other time. Plus she homeschooled the rest of my sisters as well. I’m very thankful for her sacrifice and patience with me. She taught a little girl who was unable to talk verbally (due to a disease) to read and write. Now I write about my life on my blog Abiding With Joy In Christ and own a small business. So thankful for my mom and dad.

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Lindsey
3/18/2021 10:53:48 am

Have you heard of Dianne Craft? We were told about her by a friend, and even though we have just started using her Brain Integration Therapy and nutritional recommendations (Biology of Behavior CD & plan), we're already seeing some progress. Maybe you could get her to speak at the special needs conference as well! I'm also thankful how she gives all the glory to God in her talk - acknowledging how it is God Who designed us in such amazing ways.

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    Terrie Bentley McKee is an author and speaker who homeschools her youngest daughter. Married to her husband Greg, they have four children, all of whom have special needs of varying degrees. Terrie is a follower of Jesus Christ and tries to glorify God in all she does. To read more about her testimony, click here. 

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