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  1. I have been following Dr. Ben Lynch for almost a year. He is considered an expert on MTHFR. I was tested and found out I had the mutation C677T. He wrote a book on gene mutations but he has loads of free information online, youtube videos, etc., and does a weekly Facebook live. I am no expert or even close but I've learned a lot and I am continuing to learn more. His website is drbenlynch.com and his book is Dirty Genes.
  2. One thing that I have noticed with my dd is that her sleep is very affected by the full moon. I used to be the same way when I was younger. For my dd, it is worse the week or few days just before the full moon. The full moon this month is the 16th. I know it might sound far fetched, but a psychologist told me years ago when I was working with children that it is a very real phenomenon for some people. Good Luck!
  3. I would also recommend IEW. One of my dc is in an IEW based class this year and they have not gotten past just one paragraph the entire year. I think that is a great formula for beginning writers and the kids have learned so much. Once they learn to perfect this, then they can can confidently move on. The only time they deal with more than one paragraph is when they are going over a model in which they find the grammar mistakes and correct them by following the rules such as start a new paragraph every time a new speaker has dialogue, etc. It is a process that cannot really be rushed. If she is still just beginning to comprehend basic sentences, then just work on those until she is comfortable there.
  4. I am really sorry you are having so many struggles with your dd. It sounds as though she has experienced trauma and in a way, since she has lost her bio mother, she has definitely suffered a loss in spite of the fact that she may have not been the best caregiver for this child. This definitely has had an effect on her developing brain. Some of the information on the following site may or may not pertain to your situation, but I think you will "fit" into many of the things being discussed. There are some great free videos and currently a free 14 day class with a video sent to your inbox everyday. I have found the info, book, webinars helpful in raising my adopted kids. Please don't give up on your daughter, whether or not you continue to homeschool her! I am not personally involved or profit in any way in the work of the website/author, but do highly recommend it. I think there is a lot to work on with your dd before you even consider curriculum, schooling, etc. And I am saying this all in the kindest way possible, with the best thoughts of a good outcome for you and her. Good luck to you! http://www.tohavehope.com/
  5. Good luck to you! Been in that position several times! Hope it goes well and you can find the answers you need. :001_smile:
  6. I will admit that I didn't get far with Barton. Even though I had heard Susan Barton speak, I was very enthusiastic about the program, and I was on board with the OG methods, my dd hated it. I was falling asleep to the training DVDs, and we dropped it after the first level. She ended up really taking off with Funnix and ds ended up doing really well with AAS, which really clicked with me and my ds (tried Barton briefly with ds). I found it easy to move through the AAS lessons and he retained it really well. I don't regret our decision at all. I think whatever you use has to make sense to you and the child you are teaching. Neither child was a diagnosed dyslexic (with ds they told us they couldn't really decide due to IQ) but both of them did have a lot of issues learning to read. Good luck!
  7. As the mom of a 12 yo dd who greatly struggles, I think your dd is doing pretty well! Mine is nowhere near those skill levels and probably at more of a 4th grade level in reading and math. She can write a simple paragraph but some are not complete sentences and for some reason she never seems to capitalize "I". For the past year she has been getting special ed services at the ps (they have been great to work with so far) a few mornings a week. She pretty much had stopped working with me after many years of struggles. She has had evals 3 times over the years, lots of speech and OT. Her social skills issues are a main focus right now as she struggles to fit in during these tough years for girls and relationships. I think you are doing great. I agree with the others to take care of yourself first and to get some type of evals when you can. Having gone through evals several times for two kids, I can say they are a stressful time and took a lot out of me. Your kids are lucky to have such a dedicated mother and you have done a great job with them.
  8. I have no intention of actually going to therapy but rather I am looking to find some ideas I can implement on my own. I think she has some demonstrations of exercises on her website. I did send for the book. I found several interviews with her on youtube that I found helpful in giving a description of her method and philosophy.
  9. This is the first I have heard of her and the book/method. I watched some of her videos on youtube and it did seem interesting. If you go to the website you can read the first two chapters for free (they will email them to you). I will do that and I may be interested. What ages are you thinking about? I am not sure if my kids would be responsive to this or not (12 and 14 yo). They have been through much therapy over the years. Thanks!
  10. The LL Bean catalog was full of those kinds of jumpers and dresses back in the mid 1990's when I began homeschooling. And I will admit, I did have a couple of them that I wore for a couple of years. They were not inexpensive but they were comfortable. I got rid of mine long ago (only wore them for church, etc.,and I rarely wear any dress or skirt today). I haven't really seen many in years but there are still a few out there, though. I don't think home school moms were the only ones wearing them either. I kind of resent the stereotype but do understand how it got started!
  11. I had to switch to the clinical strength (Dove or Secret, cannot remember) for one of my dds. It was the only kind that actually worked for her. It is more expensive but it is worth it for her!
  12. I meant foods containing potassium. We just googled it and got a list that way. Good luck!
  13. Not a nurse but it sounds like something my ds has experienced. Our doctor says they are tight muscles and ds is currently going to a few sessions of physical therapy to help him learn to stretch his muscles. He would agree that this is quite painful! Ds says warm bath soaks help. They also recommended making sure he is well hydrated with water (drinking), try to increase his potassium intake, and do his exercises daily.HTH
  14. I am bumping this thread wondering if anyone has anything else to add. Dd 12 (Anxiety disorder, HFA) has started this before the holidays and weaned off of sertraline (Zoloft). She had dizziness and sweating and her dose has been reduced again. Sertraline worked well for her anxiety but her weight really went up a lot (they wanted to send her to a children's weight control clinic at the Children's hospital) and they finally agreed to take her off of it as they had other kid patients who were having the same issue. Anyhow, I have to call again on Monday and discuss whether it should be continued at such a low dose. She has been pretty hyper the past couple of days but is also recovering from an upper resp. virus that really had her down for a few days. So hard to know what is causing what! Thanks!
  15. I don't think I would feel comfortable returning them once they were worn outside. But if you decide to do that, I would explain what happened like you did here so they would be sure not to put them back on the shelf. I think I have seen shoes like that back on the rack when I was looking. I am sure sometimes things get busy and they don't check carefully enough to see that something was worn, etc.
  16. I really wanted to like it but I thought it was too violent at times for my taste. I didn't continue with it and wouldn't watch it again.
  17. I want to second the previous post on dairy products. Since I have cut them out of my diet, most of my lifelong sinus problems have pretty much disappeared. I think it might be worth a try and it may take a while to notice a difference for some people. I certainly do not want to minimize your hearing problems but just wanted to share what I have learned.
  18. We also use adblock plus on chrome and we are quite satisfied.
  19. I agree with what Kbutton said. I also have a child who was diagnosed with PDD-NOS at age 10. I also found it difficult to find information on that diagnosis specifically. I think I did find a couple of books on amazon but they really were not that helpful. Good luck to you and I hope you find the answers you are looking for. If you find solmething great, please come back and share!
  20. I have had two different children work on this. One was as part of her VT sessions, the other with IM during part of the OT sessions. The child who did it in VT still has some trouble with it, especially keeping a beat to music and dancing. The other child has no issues with it any longer.
  21. I have a child who went for a couple of years. I met with the therapist without him every third or fourth time, or more often if needed, to discuss what was going on with him, parenting issues, etc. I found her insights into his behavior to be really remarkable and helpful. They basically played during their sessions, he decided what to play, etc. We had a short few minutes at the end of each session where I would meet with both of them and focus on positive things about him. I do think it was helpful and would recommend trying it to see if it is a good fit for you and your child.
  22. Any condition ending in "itis" means you have inflammation in your body. You might be able to reduce that by looking at foods that cause inflammation and eliminating them from your diet for a while and see if it makes a difference. (just google it) It doesn't cost anything to try and it can't hurt, is noninvasive, etc. It might be worth a try. Good luck to you! I hope you find relief!
  23. We have done both first thing in the morning and early afternoon. I much preferred the slower pace of the waiting room (it was packed after school hours) and felt it was much calmer that way. I found it more productive for myself as well as I could read, relax, or work with another child during that time where I don't think that would have worked in a packed, loud waiting room. I actually preferred early afternoon as we could get more accomplished at that time than if they came home worn out.
  24. I did try the Dianne Craft approach with my ds when he was about 12 and it did help. ( He also has vision processing issues and we did not see any great gains from VT.) However, I kind of dropped the ball with continuing with the Craft cards but did feel he was able to maintain what we did accomplish. He learns well from stories and these really helped him. Now at 14, I just let him use the chart as he works through his math. He was also diagnosed with dyscalculia and was predicted to never progress beyond a 3rd grade level according to his neuropsych reports. He is currently working through TT6. Your son is still young. I would give it some time.
  25. Oh my, I think she did great if she has LDs. My two are 14 and 12 with their own LDs andI know my 14yo would probably take longer and my 12 yo would have difficulty writing a coherent paragraph with spelling and punctuation not being done correctly. In fact, my 12yo would probably argue about why she had to do it at all.
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