tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post2159461279639425170..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: It is a mysteryHenry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-40530001950635331582014-07-07T09:20:05.623-07:002014-07-07T09:20:05.623-07:00Fatcat,
Maybe I should just call him "The Bo...Fatcat,<br /><br />Maybe I should just call him "The Boy" since we don't have any other male children. :)Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-42958828269410330822014-07-07T09:19:05.816-07:002014-07-07T09:19:05.816-07:00Tourette Syndrome is on our radar. There is anoth...Tourette Syndrome is on our radar. There is another boy in our homeschool co-op with Tourettes. He was diagnosed right after Baby Bop began having issues with his visual tic. <br /><br />I also noticed another related symptom. Baby Bop also yawns when he recites phrases during family scripture study. Because he doesn't read, when it is his turn, we read and he repeats. <br /><br />As with the reading, as soon as he starts repeating back the phrases, Baby Bop begins to yawn.<br />Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-70274014932180089852014-07-07T07:51:38.022-07:002014-07-07T07:51:38.022-07:00Given the tic, might this be a manifestation of a ...Given the tic, might this be a manifestation of a mild form of Tourrettes? Boys are more susceptible to this disorder. I have a very mild form myself which was stronger between ages 9-15. Marlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207863698433956073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-31140552416316389712014-06-30T18:11:54.131-07:002014-06-30T18:11:54.131-07:00Well, I googled "visual processing disorder y...Well, I googled "visual processing disorder yawning" and hit the jack pot. Now I need to figure out what to do (more than we have already done) for a visual processing disorder.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-43130519729658021192014-06-30T15:01:44.223-07:002014-06-30T15:01:44.223-07:00http://www.diannecraft.org/identifying-correcting-...http://www.diannecraft.org/identifying-correcting-blocked-learning-gates/<br /><br />Dianne Craft's website mentions yawning with visual processing issues. Check it out. I don't remember my son doing this when he was littler, but he learned to read completely with sight words, could not sound out at all and still reads very well. He's 16. If he wants to know how something is pronounced, he looks it up on a dictionary web site, then never forgets it. :-) <br /><br />I can't believe Baby Bop is 8! You may have to change his blog name, now that he's getting so big!<br />Fatcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10687367589610368444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-42391346340347467282014-06-30T10:53:18.160-07:002014-06-30T10:53:18.160-07:00Here's my crazy theory: yawning can be caused ...Here's my crazy theory: yawning can be caused by reduced glucose in the brain,and having to use his brain to sound out words and letters is using up his glucose stores in his brain. Basically, his brain wants a sugar boost. Maybe try giving him Skittles or Kool-Aid just before doing a lesson that involves sounding out? I always re-juiced my brain with sugary stuff (Skittles, Slurpees, donuts) during and after SAT, ACT, etc. tests and found it pleasant and effective self-medication.C Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178189190498225759noreply@blogger.com