I haven’t posted yet on the fact that one of our children has special needs.  We adopted our little guy when he was about 6 months old from a small Island in the Carribean.  We keep in regular contact with his grandmother.  About 6 months after the adoption we began to realize that he had some issues going on.  After going to a genetics specialist we learned that our son has Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS).  There was damage done to his brain and nervous system.  It presents itself in a variety of ways but it means we will need to homeschool him in a dramatically different manner.  He is very concrete so abstract thought may be difficult for him to grasp.  He may struggle with time and money concepts.   He may have days of frustration where he learns something one day and forgets it all the next.  We may need to present things to him in a slower than average manner.  We remain committed to homeschooling him right through graduation though.  We believe the home environment will allow us to tailor a program just for him.   We may have tough days but I think in the long run he will thrive the most in the same environment our other children are doing so well in.

Do you have a special needs child?  Are there things that have worked well?  How about the things that didn’t work so well?  I would love to hear your insights.  Our special needs son starts Kindergarten in the fall so we are brand new to this new chapter of our life.  Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Blessings, Kristen