The “should we?” conversation
If you're considering homeschooling but aren't sure, I'll help you think it through honestly, including when the answer might be “not yet,” or “not this way.”
Homeschool Guidance
From “school at home” to a learning life that actually works
I help families build a home-learning life that fits the child they actually have. I draw on years inside the classroom and years homeschooling my own neurodivergent son. Neurodivergent learners are my specialty; every thoughtful family is welcome.
Specialty: K–8 · neurodivergent learners
Most homeschool advice assumes a fairly typical learner. Are any of us really “typical”? Yours might be the child who couldn't keep masking through the school day. The one whose anxiety became unmanageable. The reader who fell further behind every year despite school support. The kid whose curiosity is enormous but whose tolerance for desk work is zero. Or the one whose autonomy needs are so high that any direct demand can trigger a shutdown.
I help families build a home-learning life that fits the child you actually have, in the season you're actually in. As a certified special education teacher who's worked inside the school system, and a parent who's homeschooled my own son for many years, I bring both perspectives to the table.
What this looks like in practice
Everywhere I can help.
Withdrawal & legal logistics
Maine and New Hampshire each have their own homeschool notification process. I'll walk you through what to expect in general terms, so nothing catches you off guard.
Deschooling
The most-skipped, most-important step. After leaving school, especially one where things went badly, children and parents need a real recovery period before any new “learning” begins. I'll coach you through it.
Curriculum & method selection
There's no “best” curriculum, only the best fit for this child, this parent, this season. I'll help you cut through the marketing, avoid expensive missteps, and choose materials that match how your child's brain actually works.
Rhythm over schedule
Neurodivergent learners rarely respond to clock-based schedules. We'll build a rhythm, flexible, predictable, and sustainable, that protects everyone's nervous system.
Interest-led, low-demand & 2e planning
For PDA profiles, autonomy-driven learners, gifted+LD (2e) kids, and children whose interests are intense and narrow.
Unschooling, when it fits
Child-led, interest-driven learning without a formal curriculum works beautifully for some children and not at all for others. I'll help you think honestly about whether it fits and what scaffolding to keep if you go that route.
Reading, writing & math when they're hard
I can layer in structured literacy or executive-function work as part of your homeschool, or coordinate with whatever else you have going.
Ongoing troubleshooting
Homeschooling is rarely “set it up and run.” Things will need adjusting. I stay in the picture for as long as you want me there.
Ways to work together
Most of this becomes a relationship.
The decisions, adjustments, and troubleshooting that come with home-learning a complex kid don't fit into a single conversation. Most families find that guidance becomes an ongoing partnership.
Most families
Weekly or Monthly support
The relationship I most often build with families. Regular check-ins, planning conversations, and a person on call when things shift.
Just leaving school
Packaged onboarding
Structured help through the withdrawal, deschooling, and first-curriculum-decisions phases.
A specific question
One-time consultation
When you need an experienced second opinion on a particular decision.
Maine & New Hampshire: Homeschool laws and processes vary by state. I serve families across Maine and New Hampshire and can walk you through each state's notification process in general terms — though I'm a guide, not a lawyer.
Who this is for
Is this the right fit?
- ✓Specialty: children K–8 — the heart of my practice.
- ✓Families considering homeschooling a neurodivergent child.
- ✓Families newly out of school, in the deschooling phase.
- ✓Families already homeschooling who feel stuck, burned out, or like the wheels are coming off.
- ✓Any homeschooling family looking for individualized guidance — neurodivergent learners are my specialty, not my only focus.
- ✓Direct teaching capped at 8th grade; general guidance and consultation available through high school.
- ✓Younger learners (Pre-K) and high schoolers welcomed when the fit is right.
- ✓Secular and faith-based families both welcome — my curriculum knowledge runs deepest in secular and neurodivergent-specific resources.
Let's talk about what home-learning could look like.
The first conversation is free, and it's the best way to see whether ongoing support is the right fit. Tell me about your child and where things stand.
Schedule a consultation call