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Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Episode 9: Homeschooling Kids Who Are Wired Differently
Your child may be a very early reader, deeply focused on creative pursuits, and incredibly interesting as a human being—but what happens when that same child struggles with overstimulation, anxiety, or depression? Today’s guest is Ginny Kochis, here to discuss Homeschooling Kids Who Are Wired Differently.
Find Ginny Kochis here: https://www.notsoformulaic.com/
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Gifted Homeschoolers Forum
National Association for Gifted Children
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Find Chantal Howard here: https://www.chantal-howard.com/ and https://www.aromarosary.com/
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This podcast so resonated with me. My son was fascinated with words and music (especially when they were together...for instance after he would watch a movie...usually a Pixar movie he would want is to play the "end credits over and over). He was reading by the age of 4 with no formal instruction. (I want to add here that he is my youngest...I was 40 when I had him and my 3 other children were a good bit older and had done quite well with traditional curriculum in our homeschool.) He also our only child who had true tantrums (or as you call them "meltdowns." While he was incredibly gifted artistically and had this gift to able to read (this was back when people had encyclopedias and he would read them) his verbal skills were slow so he would get very frustrated and have hour long head banging melt downs where we would just take him to a safe place until they played out. Fortunately at about the age of 5 he grew out of them. Without giving you our whole history, he certainly had sensory processing issues (especially with his hearing). We long suspected he had some form of autism but didn't seem to fit that "mold" because he has always been VERY social. I'm also not inclined to use labels so we simply worked with him on his issues. I found that at about 6th grade the curriculum that had worked so well with my older 3 did NOT work for him. After much research I realized he learns best when he is doing computer based lessons and praise God I found Homeschool Connections! I did take him to be evaluated a few months ago (he was diagnosed with high functioning autism). I needed to do this so he can receive accommodations for college testing and college courses. Like the daughter of the woman interviewed here, my son is active in our Young Actors Theater. He knew from a young age that he wants to be a filmmaker, so we are working to make that happen.
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