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New Resource: Special-Needs Advisors

n increasing number of parents are discovering that homeschooling can serve as an excellent

means to provide for their children’s special-education needs.

Many resources, tools, and services are available to meet special learning challenges, and the

one-on-one environment is ideal for students with learning struggles. Our new Special Needs Advisors

are one resource that Homeschool Iowa is happy to offer to our current Homeschool Iowa members!

The Special Needs Advisors are available to assist you with your questions about homeschooling special

needs children, but they are not able to provide diagnostic advice or design IEPs.

Kim has been married for 30 years and has two children who have both graduated. Even so, Kim notes

that, for a special needs mom, the learning never ends!

She has encouraged both homeschool and public school special needs moms for many years. Kim also

worked as a parent partner for the AEA, going with families to IEP meetings as an advocate.

• Physical Disabilities

• Intellectual Disabilities

• Cerebral Palsy

• Sensory Processing Disorder

• Auditory Processing Disorder

•

ADHD

•

Autism Spectrum

•

Accessibility Issues

•

Special Needs Adoption

•

Anxiety

KIM’S

EXPERIENCE

AREAS:

Laura has been married for 28 years and has seven children. Some have graduated from high school and

some have graduated from college. She has normal functioning children, children with learning disabilities,

and a child with specialized needs.

Laura has been a local homeschool leader and also serves as a Homeschool Iowa Regional Representative.

She has experience working with the AEA and advising homeschooling parents of special needs children.

• Down Syndrome

• Dyslexia

• Dysgraphia

• Language Processing Disorder

• ADHD

• Depression/Anxiety

• Sensory Issues

• Bipolar

LAURA’S

EXPERIENCE

AREAS:

Amy has been married for over 25 years and is an adoptive mom to a daughter with special needs, in-

cluding speech, occupational, and feeding therapy concerns..

Over ten years of experience provide her with empathy and understanding for the struggles and chal-

lenges that parents of special needs children face.

She has written for several publications and served as the leader of a Bible study for moms of children

with special needs.

• Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Speech

• Fine Motor (Writing)

• Sensory Issues

• Learning Styles

• Love Languages

• Literal Thinkers

AMY’S

EXPERIENCE

AREAS:

Adele has been married for 30 years. Her two children are in graduate and undergraduate school in

California and Texas. One of her children is twice exceptional (2e) – both gifted and special needs.

Adele has been a homeschool supervising teacher, support group board leader, special needs coordinator

for her local group, and worked for nine years for Homeschool Buyers Co-op. She has also presented sessions

at the annual Homeschool Iowa Conference on giftedness and using games in your homeschooling.

• ADHD

• Tourette’s Syndrome

• Profoundly Gifted

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Anxiety/Depression

• Dysgraphia

ADELE’S

EXPERIENCE

AREAS:

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