Our Roots

The Special Curriculum was born out of my own frustration as a mother. My son arrived far too early, at just 27 weeks. After 50 long days in the NICU, we brought him home believing the hardest part of our journey was behind us. What felt like the end of a traumatic yet triumphant chapter was, in truth, only the beginning.

Eight months later, our world shifted again. My son was diagnosed with a rare epilepsy, cerebral palsy, CVI and global developmental delays — complications from oxygen starvation and a brain bleed during his time in the NICU. Those words were heavy, but what weighed on me even more was the question that followed: What kind of future would he have, and who would believe in his potential?

As he grew older, I began searching for a school that could truly see him — not just his diagnoses. Some schools turned us away because they couldn’t support his physical needs. Others were far too expensive or too far from home. Homeschooling seemed like the next best option, but every program I found was either inaccessible because of the technology, or simply not designed for children with significant disabilities.

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So I set out to design a research‑backed curriculum that truly met my son’s needs, trusting that with the right content and the right instruction, he could learn.