How Online Education Can Help Special Needs Children
Special needs children often struggle in traditional brick-and-mortar schools. Whether they have autism, dyslexia, or ADHD, children with learning disabilities often need an education that suits their...
View ArticleBullying Story: Defending Special Needs Kids
It takes a lot of bravery to stand up to a bully. What if they retaliate and start bullying you? What if they just bully others more? Despite the scary potential consequences, Bryn stood up to a bully...
View ArticleStudent Success Stories: Raising Awareness of ADHD and Breaking the Stigma
Online learning, sometimes referred to as homeschool, has led to student success for thousands of families. This series, Student Success Stories, features highlights from What’s your Story?, a site...
View ArticleDyslexia Awareness Week: My Story and Suggestions
For some it would be hard to imagine that anyone who suffers from dyslexia can manage to be productive. The misconceptions about dyslexia make it seem that anyone affected can barely read or write yet...
View ArticleOnline Education Allows Students with Autism to Thrive
About 1 in 88 children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the number of diagnoses continues to increase. In fact, autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental...
View ArticleAnthony, Who Has Asperger Syndrome, Describes Stimming
Most people know what the Autism Spectrum is, but many don’t understand the range of conditions or differences between Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, and the like. That’s why this wonderful...
View ArticleBullied for Having Aspergers, Student Gets New Opportunity
We have shared stories before about special needs kids being bullied. Kathy King’s daughter, Monika, experienced the same thing. She was bullied because she has epilepsy and Asperger’s syndrome. Kathy...
View ArticleSpecial Needs and Gifted Students Thrive in Online School
Being a teenage girl is hard. You have to look the right way, act the right way, and risk being bullied if you don’t. Add having dyslexia and a hearing disorder and things get much more challenging....
View ArticleUnderstanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives from a Parent and Teacher
In honor of Autism Awareness Month beginning tomorrow, I wanted to share some information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), some of the tools that have worked in education for students with autism,...
View Article‘He Doesn’t Look Autistic,’ and Other Autism Misconceptions
This article originally appeared on the Buffington family blog. Raising two sons with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has helped me to see, in a very personal way, what ASD can look like. Before...
View ArticleStudent Success Stories: Dyslexic Student Now Enjoys Reading
Online learning, sometimes referred to as homeschool, has led to student success for thousands of families. This series, Student Success Stories, features highlights from What’s your Story?, a site...
View ArticleHow Online Education Can Help Special Needs Children
Special needs children often struggle in traditional brick-and-mortar schools. Whether they have autism, dyslexia, or ADHD, children with learning disabilities often need an education that suits their...
View ArticleBullying Story: Defending Special Needs Kids
It takes a lot of bravery to stand up to a bully. What if they retaliate and start bullying you? What if they just bully others more? Despite the scary potential consequences, Bryn stood up to a bully...
View ArticleStudent Success Stories: Raising Awareness of ADHD and Breaking the Stigma
Online learning, sometimes referred to as homeschool, has led to student success for thousands of families. This series, Student Success Stories, features highlights from What’s your Story?, a site...
View ArticleDyslexia Awareness Week: My Story and Suggestions
For some it would be hard to imagine that anyone who suffers from dyslexia can manage to be productive. The misconceptions about dyslexia make it seem that anyone affected can barely read or write yet...
View ArticleOnline Education Allows Students with Autism to Thrive
About 1 in 88 children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and the number of diagnoses continues to increase. In fact, autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental...
View ArticleAnthony, Who Has Asperger Syndrome, Describes Stimming
Most people know what the Autism Spectrum is, but many don’t understand the range of conditions or differences between Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Rett Syndrome, and the like. That’s why this wonderful...
View ArticleBullied for Having Asperger’s, Student Gets New Opportunity
We have shared stories before about special needs kids being bullied. Kathy King’s daughter, Monika, experienced the same thing. She was bullied because she has epilepsy and Asperger’s syndrome. Kathy...
View ArticleSpecial Needs and Gifted Students Thrive in Online School
Being a teenage girl is hard. You have to look the right way, act the right way, and risk being bullied if you don’t. Add having dyslexia and a hearing disorder and things get much more challenging....
View ArticleUnderstanding Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives from a Parent and Teacher
In honor of Autism Awareness Month beginning tomorrow, I wanted to share some information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), some of the tools that have worked in education for students with autism,...
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