Guest guest Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hello everyone, It has been a few weeks since I have visited. I just wanted to know if there were any homeschoolers out there, and if they had any tips? My daughter is 6 yrs old, and she is doing pretty well with her now being on medication, and getting therapy on a regular basis. She developed " Pure O " OCD literally overnight. This type of OCD is primarily bad thoughts with few compulsions. We still believe it all started with a strep infection (PANDAS), but we can't be sure. Regardless the treatments are the same. She still has trouble with making mistakes(doesn't want too), and has to start over alot. We usually work together about 2 hours per day, and she does some practice work on her own. She doesn't like to try new things, so when we have mastered one thing, moving to the next is hard. What type of curriculm do you use? I have been trying to simplfy as much as possible since OCD takes up alot of time. I have done alot of reading/internet surfing, and found alot of good information. There is a site that I found and joined that is great for homeschooling familes. It has over 200 titles of books that you can get at the library, and they have built a full unit study around each title. You can buy individual titles, or join and have access to all of the titles. The reason I mention this is it is such a time saver, especially if you have special needs children, and there is a wealth of worksheets for each title, and for every age. If anyone is interested the link is http://efantasmic.com/leahs If anyone has any tips or sites that have been helpful, please let me know. My best to you all. Leah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 http://joyfullyrejoycing.com <http://joyfullyrejoycing.com/> Leah, You might be interested in checking out this site or reading more about unschooling on-line or in a book. One good book that covers the basics is called, " the unschooling handbook: how to use the whole world as your child's classroom. " Children are naturally curious and want to learn about the world around them. You can help your child to learn all she needs to know by helping her follow her interests, also seen as being her facilitator. It is a natural way for a child to learn and it keeps their love of learning alive. It's a wonderful way to live with your children although it can be difficult to go against mainstream values for some people. Good luck. My children have always been unschooled (which really is a whole life philosophy not just a way to be educated) and I cannot imagine having to deal with the OCD while trying to teach them traditionally or parent them traditionally. Shaw <mailto:game-enthusiast@...> game-enthusiast@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Leah, I homeschool my daughter who developed OCD *overnight* after contracting strep. She was later diagnosed with PANDAS. She was 9 at the time. That was 6 years ago. We were homeschooling already which was a very good thing because we ended up taking some time off to deal with her illness. She has mostly bad thoughts and a compulsion about handwashing. She also confesses alot. But, she is much much better now. She has, with her maturity, come to be able to deal with the thoughts in a better way. She'll be attending high school next year at a small private school. Something I never thought she'd be able to do. What worked for us was to keep a routine...but be willing to bend it now and then when things flared up. DD also was leery of new things...but I just gently insisted that we move along. Homeschooling gave us a very strong bond and a lot of trust. Hope this encourages you. Tamara Homeschooling & OCD Hello everyone, It has been a few weeks since I have visited. I just wanted to know if there were any homeschoolers out there, and if they had any tips? My daughter is 6 yrs old, and she is doing pretty well with her now being on medication, and getting therapy on a regular basis. She developed " Pure O " OCD literally overnight. This type of OCD is primarily bad thoughts with few compulsions. We still believe it all started with a strep infection (PANDAS), but we can't be sure. Regardless the treatments are the same. She still has trouble with making mistakes(doesn't want too), and has to start over alot. We usually work together about 2 hours per day, and she does some practice work on her own. She doesn't like to try new things, so when we have mastered one thing, moving to the next is hard. What type of curriculm do you use? I have been trying to simplfy as much as possible since OCD takes up alot of time. I have done alot of reading/internet surfing, and found alot of good information. There is a site that I found and joined that is great for homeschooling familes. It has over 200 titles of books that you can get at the library, and they have built a full unit study around each title. You can buy individual titles, or join and have access to all of the titles. The reason I mention this is it is such a time saver, especially if you have special needs children, and there is a wealth of worksheets for each title, and for every age. If anyone is interested the link is http://efantasmic.com/leahs If anyone has any tips or sites that have been helpful, please let me know. My best to you all. Leah ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Tamara, I homeschool my dd (17) and just started last year at this time. It has been a huge struggle because she wants her writing to be perfect and has great trouble rereading things and at the high school level, she reads a lot. She doesn't want to try using internet programs. Says she needs to conquer this so she can go to college. Some days I feel like I'm going to go nuts trying to get her through a day. Everything has to be perfect. From brushing your teeth, washing your face, putting hair in a bun for ballet, taking a shower..........Her therapist has her tackling just the rereading right now and that area is improving and that gives me hope. She was number 1 in her class in school 5 years in a row and now she is a year behind. She is so intelligent that this has been very disheartening. She also has a sleep disorder which her doctor thinks is narcolepsy and just recently got medicine for that. I use a combination of curriculums -- Saxon Algebra II, Apologia Chemistry, Bob University for history, and she goes to a coop class for writing. A lot of people I know have used A Beka videos with young children -- but they're not dealing with ocd. Bren TSLaskar@... wrote: Leah, I homeschool my daughter who developed OCD *overnight* after contracting strep. She was later diagnosed with PANDAS. She was 9 at the time. That was 6 years ago. We were homeschooling already which was a very good thing because we ended up taking some time off to deal with her illness. She has mostly bad thoughts and a compulsion about handwashing. She also confesses alot. But, she is much much better now. She has, with her maturity, come to be able to deal with the thoughts in a better way. She'll be attending high school next year at a small private school. Something I never thought she'd be able to do. What worked for us was to keep a routine...but be willing to bend it now and then when things flared up. DD also was leery of new things...but I just gently insisted that we move along. Homeschooling gave us a very strong bond and a lot of trust. Hope this encourages you. Tamara Homeschooling & OCD Hello everyone, It has been a few weeks since I have visited. I just wanted to know if there were any homeschoolers out there, and if they had any tips? My daughter is 6 yrs old, and she is doing pretty well with her now being on medication, and getting therapy on a regular basis. She developed " Pure O " OCD literally overnight. This type of OCD is primarily bad thoughts with few compulsions. We still believe it all started with a strep infection (PANDAS), but we can't be sure. Regardless the treatments are the same. She still has trouble with making mistakes(doesn't want too), and has to start over alot. We usually work together about 2 hours per day, and she does some practice work on her own. She doesn't like to try new things, so when we have mastered one thing, moving to the next is hard. What type of curriculm do you use? I have been trying to simplfy as much as possible since OCD takes up alot of time. I have done alot of reading/internet surfing, and found alot of good information. There is a site that I found and joined that is great for homeschooling familes. It has over 200 titles of books that you can get at the library, and they have built a full unit study around each title. You can buy individual titles, or join and have access to all of the titles. The reason I mention this is it is such a time saver, especially if you have special needs children, and there is a wealth of worksheets for each title, and for every age. If anyone is interested the link is http://efantasmic.com/leahs If anyone has any tips or sites that have been helpful, please let me know. My best to you all. Leah __________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hello Leah, I have a dd with OCD who I've been homeschooling for three years. She is nine years old. As for tips Packer has a few that she put together for typical schools however many can be used at home. http://www.schoolbehavior.com/Files/tips_ocd.pdf Additionally, we tend to take things a day at a time and if things become overwhelming we have a short day. I also give my daughter input on curriculum and she lets me know if something is too " distracting " etc.. We use online programs such as " Destination Math " which is about $60 yearly for homeschoolers, and we use Brainpop for introductions into many subjects. I use Core Knowledge for basic ideas and we use loads of library books as well. I have a pretty simple system as things are complex enough when we have children who have " issues. " For math we use Saxon, and tailor it to dd's needs. I don't go over the lessons ad nauseum which is suggested by the author as some children may need to do so? I think the key is to understand we'll have good days and bad and accept that there are days when we need to have time off? I also think that it helps to be flexible when we can? Routine is good, being rigid is not. Best of luck, > > Hello everyone, > > It has been a few weeks since I have visited. I just wanted to know > if there were any homeschoolers out there, and if they had any tips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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