How to Make Visual Supports at Home

My good friend Rachel and the boys’ speech therapist during early intervention, was the first person to introduce me to visual supports. She would come to our house once a week and use little pictures of things like a stop sign for “stop” or a graphic of “bubbles”. It was so simple but so effective. […]

Thinking About Homeschooling? Start here

I remember going from curiosity to overwhelm the first time I started researching homeschool. Frustrated with the public school system, I went on Google and typed in “how to homeschool”. Three hours later, I’m knee deep in terminology I’ve never heard of in my life, I’ve clicked on dozens of links for every kind of […]

Our First Year of Homeschooling

How It Started In February 2024, Ryan and I withdrew our youngest, Luke, who is autistic and non-verbal from public school. It was a difficult decision, especially since Emmie and Jack were still attending school there, but it was necessary. After a year and a half in a self-contained MSD classroom, Luke was suffering. We […]