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Anyone know about making the shift to 100% unschooling with ADD/PDD kids who
are behind developmentally? TIA, Lynn F


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on 10/26/02 4:25 PM, Puddinghead1@... at Puddinghead1@... wrote:

> Anyone know about making the shift to 100% unschooling with ADD/PDD kids who
> are behind developmentally? TIA, Lynn F

Behind what or behind who?

School is an orchard where trees are expected to begin producing fruit on a
specific schedule.

For unschoolers the trees are nurtured in a tropical garden where they will
bloom in their own time.

There is an Unschooling and Special Needs folder on the message boards at
http://www.unschooling.com that should help you see how unschooling works
with special kids.

Joyce

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In a message dated 10/26/02 2:26:14 PM, Puddinghead1@... writes:

<< Anyone know about making the shift to 100% unschooling with ADD/PDD kids
who
are behind developmentally? TIA, Lynn F >>

Why would it be different from unschooling anyone else? (She asked,
rhetorically. <g>)

It's the same. Too bad they've been labelled and declared to be "behind."

As much as you can, never mention or think those labels ever again. The work
is on the mom's art much more than the child's part to tell him that he's
just him and can't be behind or ahead of him-own-self. Give him time and
room and patience and love and input and experiences and let him learn in his
own way.

Liam McClure is an 18-year-old I've known for sixteen years. He's never been
to school. You can read about him and his siblings learning to read here:

http://sandradodd.com/reading

It's the second article there.

Unschooling works the same for any kind of learner, since the idea is to
offer all kinds of information and ideas and downtime and opportunity and let
the children pick and choose as at a big banquet that lasts for years.

Eventually you can see the world as a big banquet that lasts for life.

Sandra