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HOME | DCD Kids | Raising awareness of Developmental Coordination Disorder Lost in the Wilderness Do you remember the early days of suspecting your child may have learning challenges? I do. Long before any ideas of homeschooling entered my mind, I watched my child struggle to meet developmental milestones....

To Diagnose or Not Diagnose? In both my professional and personal life, I have always held mixed feelings when it comes to labels. For the sake of effective communication, I recognize some form of a descriptor is necessary at times. Still, I dislike the idea of “categorizing” humans as...

“I am different, not less.” Temple Grandin Being different is beautiful. October is a rather busy month for celebrating neurodiversity. In October alone, we celebrate Sensory Processing Disorder Awareness Month, Learning Disability Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Week (October 3-9), Dyscalculia Awareness Week (October 3-9), Dysgraphia Awareness Day (Monday, October...

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Want to Know How to Help Your Student with Sensory Processing or Motor Planning Challenges Get Better Grades? Get Moving!...

Movement Matters! Little Mavs is a one-of-a-kind "movement academy" that helps kiddos living with DCD develop motor skills. ...

You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. “You are the light of the world. A city set on a...

DCD or Dyspraxia, what's the difference? Dyspraxia, while a commonly accepted descriptor used by laypersons and members of the community for many years to describe motor control difficulties, is NOT an official diagnosis. Dyspraxia is more of an "umbrella term" used to describe developmental difficulties with motor skills,...

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement. Thanks for visiting! Dear Parents, Welcome to It’s Only Homeschooling! My name is Kimberly and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor turned parent advocate who also happens to be a homeschooling mama of one amazing little boy. My...