What do you do when the school waits until the night before the last day of school to tell you your child is failing — and it turns out they broke his own IEP to do it?
Dr. Amy Moore joins Cheryl this week. She's a cognitive psychologist and former teacher who left the classroom to research why struggling kids kept getting missed. She's also raised three sons — now 27, 25, and 21 — all neurodivergent, all homeschooled differently based on what they actually needed.
They get into the real story behind pulling her oldest out of school in 6th grade after a last-minute email about 20+ missing assignments his 504 plan should have flagged much earlier. From there, Dr. Amy breaks down the difference between neurodiverse and neurodivergent, why social-emotional learning programs in a classroom of 30 can't replace what happens one-on-one at home, and how to tell if your child is dealing with a content gap or a skill gap when something isn't clicking.
You'll hear about:
- The night her son's school broke its own legal accommodation — and what she did the next morning
- Why co-regulation (not curriculum) is the missing piece in most SEL programs
- How dual enrollment programs like Colorado Early Colleges let homeschoolers earn college credit for free
- Why a major meta-analysis found a leading reading approach wasn't moving the needle — and what she says actually is
- Her advice for any parent who's terrified an IEP means they can't homeschool
If you're staring down a diagnosis, an IEP meeting, or a kid who just isn't clicking with the curriculum you picked — this one's for you.
Connect with Dr.Amy:
www.thebrainymoms.com
www.amymoorephd.com
www.instagram.com/thebrainymoms
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