Math and Science from a Home-School Perspective‪.‬

My grandson, now my adopted son, Joshua, fell from a tree two and a half years ago at age 12 1/2, and had traumatic brain injury as a result. This injury changed his and my life, and its effects on his entire person are extensive. After his accident, Joshua recovered from the four-week coma during which time he neither spoke nor moved. He spent five months in the hospital, only two of which were rehabilitative, and has been left with many disabilities that make life difficult for him and for us who love him. Joshua has several physical disabilities resulting from his injury. His balance and coordination are affected so he uses a wheelchair for mobility. He has motor difficulties not only with walking, but with hand, arm, and finger movements (jerky motions, dropping things, etc.) He has relearned enough written language to write his name, but this takes so much time that it is about all he writes. The nerves in his eyes were damaged so that he has continual double vision and nystagmus (his eyes cannot hold his place when reading). His speech has returned, but it is slow, and sometimes slurred. He fatigues easily and needs more rest than the average 15 year old.