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Finding Heroes in the Cubing Community: Importance Of Neurodivergent Mentors For Your Child

Who are your child’s heroes? What adults do they see as examples of the possibilities in their future? Speedcubing, or the hobby of solving twisty puzzles like the Rubik’s Cube, is a gold mine of twice-exceptional adults and peers. Solving the cube alone gave me confidence that I could do hard things and as I joined the community. Through virtual competitions, discussion boards, and meet-ups I looked around the room and saw people like me. I met people who were going to college, exploring their passions, starting businesses, and who had support needs and challenges like mine. Speedcubing wasn’t the only place I found my people, as I grew, I’d find them in card shops, hockey rinks, and video game servers, but it was the first and maybe it’ll be the first for your child too.

Amber Willburn and Mr. Sam 3/6/23 Amber Willburn and Mr. Sam 3/6/23

Creating Learning Plans That Work: The 3 KEY Ingredients

Odds are, you are looking for a way to better align learning with your child.

Perhaps you’ve caught yourself fantasizing about learning that excites your child that you can feel good about.

You may be looking to supplement or create a learning plan for your child. Maybe you have been thinking about homeschooling for a while now.

Wherever you are on your journey, you may not know exactly where to start...

I'm here to tell you that that’s ok!

There are many paths to provide interest-led learning for your child, and not all of them are homeschool-focused.

To create a workable learning plan, one that both you and your child will like, you need to keep three things in mind. I call these the 3 KEY Ingredients. These are...

Sam Young 2/19/23 Sam Young 2/19/23

Every Hero Story Has This…

In every Hero Story there is always a guide. There is always a mentor who helps the hero come into themselves and do what they could not do themselves. Our hero is already extraordinary, but they often don't see their own powers...

More often than not, it's not even clear that our hero is a true hero until the mentor sets them on their journey of rebirth and growth.

Heroes become heroes because…

Sam Young 6/19/22 Sam Young 6/19/22

The Salt and Pepper of Supporting 2e Kiddos

Whenever I think of mentoring twice-exceptional students, cooking comes to mind. Admittedly, I’m not much of a cook, but I do like to eat! Cooking is a true art form because it’s always fluctuating. A recipe may be consistent, but the process is never constant. Many factors shape the experience: the cook, the kitchen, preparation, presentation, ingredients, and the emotional and physical state of the consumer, among others.

Supporting 2e students is similar. Though professionals and parents may be consistent, things never stay constant, the menu changes, and appetites differ. There are core ingredients, however. Mentoring is like salt that helps bring out the natural flavor.

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How A Strength-Based School Year Will Change Your Child’s Life!

Goodbye to Social Skills Classes. Hello to Dungeons & Dragons!

Creating Learning Plans That Work! The 3 KEY Ingredients

Alternative Education Paths: Removing Barriers to Learning

The Most Overlooked Support for 2e Students: Acceleration