Wow, I cannot believe it has been almost 1 year! We jumped into homeschooling out of desperation and haven’t looked back. It has been a huge journey/adventure! I was a classroom teacher for many years and started last Spring with on point of view- boy has that changed! Homeschooling is so different from classroom teaching. I have had to make a lot of adjustments to my style and approach. Mr. Man has surprised us all with his growth. When I learned to back off and take more of a Charlotte Mason/Unschooling approach with less pressure, he began to thrive! We also quickly realized that, for him, therapy days = school days and attempting both was NOT happening!
Benefits….
… Mr. Man was able to get 3x the therapy that he got in school. (I say was because we have now traded therapy for a private tutor 2x a week. This was the happy medium we all required to survive the overwhelming stress therapy brought into our lives. In the 
end, the benefits of therapy did NOT outweigh the stress. Our tutor is amazing and is able to give him one-on-one attention, while giving Mama a break and the ability to give Monkey some much needed….uh, demanded…. attention.)
… We have amazing flexibility! (This alone….worth it!)
… Our house is 100% calmer. (Which is actually quite scary considering it is NOT calm!)
… We actually enjoy our time together. Now, we are the unit we were meant to be.
MamaBean Az 