twinmami01
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Anyone have experience with seizure meds?
twinmami01 replied to fruitofthewomb's topic in The Learning Challenges Board
My twin boys (now 13) were on seizure meds for 8.5 years. 2 years of that was phenobarbital and 6.5 years on lamictal. My boys started with seizures when they were 10 months old and had seizures up until I took them off the meds (go figure). In their case, the seizures were never controlled. Gosh, I hate even thinking about those days, it literally makes me sick. We ended up taking them off because both were having identical side effects as a result of the lamictal. I just thought it was wierd that they would develop these issues after 6.5 years on the same med. Honestly, it's hard to tell if my boys' learning challenges are a result of the seizures or side affects of the meds. I will say that once we got them off, we had huge academic improvements. -
Have you looked at a IEW? I found this to be a great fit for my boys last year and I really wish we had started sooner. My boys are also going into 8th and are not where I would like them to be, but I'm pretty confident that if we keep plugging along, they soon will be.
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Suggestions for Missionary Biographies
twinmami01 replied to Kelly1730's topic in Logic Stage & Middle Grade Challenges
Mary Slessor and Mother Theresa were two of my favorite this past school year. -
No, we took a year for each one. We did the Apologia Anatomy with a co-op with the intention of moving on to the new Physics book. I got a bit frustrated with the release date being pushed out and not getting it in time to start the new school year. I don't feel there's anything wrong with Apologia, I just needed a break. My boys didn't care either way, so going with Core F Science was a last minute decision. We will most likely return to Apologia for high school, but for right now, it was a much needed break. Now that we have completed Core F Science we are moving on to Rainbow Science.
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My boys just completed Core F Science. This was the first year that they worked independently on science. They both enjoyed it and it was a nice break for me. For us, it was a review on Human Anatomy right after completing Apologia's Human Anatomy book. I couldn't stand to do another year of Apologia, and I just really wanted something they could do independently. I know a lot of people complain that there are not enough projects compared to the other science cores, but it was fine for us.
