Natalie Vecchione is the special guest on this episode about homeschooling teens with developmental disabilities and how to successfully launch them into adulthood. Natalie's podcast is FASD Hope. Her new book is Blazing New Homeschool Trails: Educating and Launching Teens with Developmental Disabilities.
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02:25 Natalie talks about how valuable unit studies are for neuro-divergent students and that they can be just a single day!
06:15 Natalie's personal story about adopting her son and discovering he had fetal alcohol syndrome.
09:21 Natalie's choice to homeschool her children including her daughter who has dyslexia.
12:50 Why it's key to focus on strengths not weaknesses.
15:09 Don't be married to a curriculum. Be willing to adjust it.
16:51 The isolation and loneliness of homeschooling a teen with developmental delays.
21:38 What keeps Natalie going when days are difficult: her 3 whys.
23:54 The analogy of the dirt road.
31:27 Natalie talks about her new book.
33:51 The woodworking apprenticeship her son is doing.
38:45 Be your child's guidance counselor.
40:38 Use your teen's interests to craft a unique homeschooling experience.
48:29 Teaching kids interdependence.
51:06 Natalie's advice to her younger self.
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