Yes, this is what I've been trying to avoid also. In Florida, there are three diplomas: regular and two special ed ones. Either of the special ed ones will not be accepted by the military, colleges and certain tech schools. My son, I think, should be able to get a regular diploma but needs more time. Yes, we can go until 22, however, as a typical teen, he REALLY doesn't want to do that. I'm not sure how much to push the subject or how creative I can be on the diploma and not push the boundaries of what is acceptable.

Does anyone know how these compare to the Oxford University Press World in Ancient Times (I think I've seen others mention these before here too)? Thanks,

We have done both and we own an RV now. I much prefer traveling in our RV to a van for all the reasons you stated: room, don't have to pack/unpack constantly, food, memories, things to see along the way, etc. As a PP said, campground fees will varely immensely but we really prefer state parks as they are cheaper and really cozier in a way. The people we've met while RVing have been fantastic - you wave and say hello to everyone. Definitely avoid an RV in large cities (ask me how I know). For our D.C. trip, we state at a campground right next to Prince William National Park and it was awesome. We just drove to the metro each day and took it in. I like having our own things and know that any dirt is our own dirt. :) Good luck either way and make memories - that's the most important rule.

Thanks for the replies. I just wanted to get the topic brought up. The time moves so fast and it's here before you know it. My biggest concerns right now are how do I award credit for work when it may not be at the level of a NT child? Do I just go by hours? For example, I plan to use something along the lines of Sonlight Core's 6, 7 and 100 (or whatever they are named now). And most likely, I'll be doing alot of the reading out loud. I'm good with that, but you know, most would think this is not acceptable for high school level work. He may only get through Algebra I and maybe Geometry - not sure how that will work because he's supposed to have Algebra II also. Then I also want to add in Life Skills for him. All this knowledge won't help him a bit if he can't live in the world and hold a job. I hadn't thought about talking to the neuropsychologist about it all but I guess that would be a place to start. More than anything I wanted to see what everyone else's thoughts were on this subject and how they plan to work it when they get there or how they worked it as they went through it.

My PDF version says 2012. HTH,

Ok, I know someone here must have graduated their special needs child or someone here will be soon. Others may be getting to it in the near future. What will you do? How will you handle it? Anyone....???

My son has 3 years left of high school. He's technically 9th grade this year (well actually technically he should be 10th grade but we kept him an extra year in preschool). He's no where near what I would really call 9th grade though. Maybe on a few elective type credits, but definitely not for the core subjects. So what do people with special needs kiddos do? How do we award credits and get them graduated? Who has been there, done that? What are your plans for when you get to this situation? I'm feeling pretty lost right now on how to proceed.

Yes and I'd humbly suggest having him looked at by a psychiatrist. OCD can get pretty bad during puberty and he really may need some extra help and possibly medication. My guess is that this is just the tip of the ice burg and he's having other issues as well but has his them well. My son has moderately severe OCD and anxiety. He has this same issue with reading, made worse by his dyslexia. It takes him forever to read a page and not because he can't read the words, but because he has to read and re-read over and over. If he gets one word wrong, he has to start the whole page over again. If he's just worried he missed something, he has to start the whole page over again. And this is on medication. On the good side, it's actually helped his dyslexia and he's become much more fluent, but it bothers him greatly that it takes forever to finish a book. He's been reading The Hunger Games for months now. So he's not alone, but definitely tell her to p,ease get some help. Hormones just make it all worse and you don't want him to get depressed about it. Good luck,

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Hi Christina, Yes, I have two kids with issues. My oldest was born 10 weeks early and has many issues from that - we deal with learning issues, brain damage, ocd, anxiety and asthma. My youngest was born 5 weeks early and has some type of food issues going on. He's basically still on special elemental formula and now has swallowing issues due to not eating solids. He's also super hyper and even more so after getting food; he's downright mean then. So nothing major but still stressful. Hope everyone is doing ok today or feeling better. Here's to a good night's sleep for all!!!!

We'll be finishing it in the next few months. It's very shallow imo. I just don't think it could be beefed up enough for high school even with high level literature. Good luck,

http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/world-geography This has a world geography curriculum and an animal addon (scroll down the page for it) that might work really well for you. Good luck,

I'm not sure yet if we'll be using SL or not next year. Not because we don't like it, but another schedule might work in more of the books I want to use. There is also a secular Sonlight yahoo group that you can join to get more advice. Good luck,

I found it very easy to secularize. If you like the schedule, go for it. :)

I took advantage of their pdf downloads and bought just the first ten lessons or whatever it is. I thought it might work for my dyslexic son who is 15. After looking at it, I know it would move way to fast for him. I'd definitely maybe just get a few lessons to try first and see how it goes. It might work wonderfully or it might bomb. I'd hate to see you out a lot of money if it doesn't work well. Good luck,

Who does most of your tests for these? My regular doc has only ever checked my uric acid levels, never anything else...oh, maybe magnesium and potassium because of my high blood pressure. Would a rheumatologist do this? I'll be seeing one in April (can't come soon enough). I'm doing pretty good right now. The prednisone I was on didn't do anything much unfortunately but I've got my pain meds at a good level right now (tramadol and mobic - tylenol as needed) and even though I don't like taking so much, I'm functioning well, so I don't want to stop or complain. I hope everyone else is hanging in there. I think about you ladies often and am always telling my dh what I've learned here.

Off prednisone - feeling more "normal" now. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell my body that it was supposed to "fix" it for a while. It didn't seem to do anything except for the first day at 60mg. My general doc won't do anything more for me and I can't see the rheumatologist until April 15th. Other than that, things are good. :)

Ruth, I'm just wondering if your thoughts have changed about Classical Writing now that you are further into WWS and LToW? Or how/if CW compares? Thanks,

I hate Prednisone!! That's all. Oh, and going low carb while on prednisone was a bad idea.

We went camping last night and there were a few mosquitoes so a little bug spray wouldn't hurt. March is a GREAT time to visit. We're about 30 mins. South of Leesburg.

BTW, Jean, thank you so much for starting this Social Group. I hate to hear how many others have issues, yet, it's so nice to have others who understand.

We live here in Disney and Universal "land". :) I ADORE both of them but they aren't as much fun as they used to be before I had issues. We still go though. Sometimes I need my wheelchair, most times I just like to walk. It means lots of medicine for me to get through the day and the next day is a total bust for doing anything. I'm usually so exhausted and sore that I just can't function well. We make memories though and I find that to be well worth it. We also take it very easy - take frequent breaks, go back to the hotel and take a nap, don't try to do it all in one day, etc.

I've noticed this exact same thing and was so surprised to read your post about it. It almost makes me want to get sick. Pregnancy put me in remission also and I have horrible pregnancies. You'd think doctors could somehow harness this trait and work on a solution in this manner.

I guess its coincidence, but it seems like alot of us have flares going on right now. I'm having terrible muscle spasms through my back up to my head and my chest. I think it's from the Prednisone. I hate it, I finally feel somewhat better from the Pred and now this. I can't move and had to take Robaxin and Tramadol just to sit here. Chris, that's all I want too - to live in moderation. I don't need the world, just to enjoy the one I'm in.

My non-loving history daughter actually really liked this book and I'm reading it to my dyslexic son now. I'd definitely recommend it.