HeyJaredEducating Hatbeasts
A newsletter about kids who don't fit into the boxes outside the box, even the one made of penguin! Reflections on home education, autism/ADHD, and gifted kids.
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Let’s talk about ‘masking’ (opens the original)
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A few months before Smaller Boy finished his kindergarten (reception) year, we had a telling conversation.Aged five, I’d had Coram Potential Plus (the UK equivalent of the National Association for Gifted Children) run a learning assessment on him. He’d come out on the 99.9th percentile for mathematical applications, which surprised them as his <
About those ‘genius kid’ stories (opens the original)
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If you’re not cheating, you’re not trying (opens the original)
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How Unschooling Happens (opens the original)
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A fortnight ago, I had a truly inspirational conversation.I was at a pinball convention (of all places), almost the only contact I’d had for nearly two years with the world of hobbyists I’d left behind. Before Bigger Boy went into autistic burnout, I’d had hobbies, mostly pinball, and had been rebuilding my self-employed writing business after having Smaller Boy. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.<form class="subscriptio
The UK is failing our on-the-job learners (opens the original)
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We had a carpenter fitting shutters last week. He was a pleasant chatty guy. When he saw Bigger Boy, I explained both my kids were autistic. I think I’m self-conscious; they’re visibly not neurotypical and I feel, if I didn’t say anything, he’d notice and then wonder if I hadn’t.<div class
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