NATHHAN began with a telephone call from one mother of a child with Down syndrome to another mother homeschooling her son with Down syndrome in the early spring of 1990. Acting on the Lord's prompting to begin a network of parents
helping one another, Diane Macbeth in PA wrote Kathy Salars in Texas on March 17th, 1990, thus announcing the birth of
NATHHAN. It's original name was NATional Handicapped Homeschoolers Associated Network and was changed to
NATional cHallenged Homeschoolers Associated Network in 1992. This name change was made because many families
wanted and needed NATHHAN's support, but didn't really feel they fell into the category of "Handicapped."
Membership includes:
NATHHAN NEWS - This 56 page quarterly published magazine comes out Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. Some
ongoing features are Resource Reviews, articles from parents and professionals, Deuteronomy Dads, Mommy's Musing,
Family, and lots of letters from families.
FREE ADS. No cost for NATHHAN Members! Thousands of NATHHAN families read this section. Reader response has
been outstanding!!! Practically everybody sold everything right away and got the chance to chat with other NATHHAN families too! Sell your used curriculum, therapy equipment, used Kitchen Aid or grain grinder, educational toys, or set of 1950’s hymnals! Need a pen pal? Here's your chance to find one before they are all gone! Want to start a special needs support group in your area? Here's your chance to reach those in your state.
FAMILY DIRECTORY- Although some of us will never meet this side of heaven, we can still encourage and share a bit of
our lives with each other. The directory is updated once a year in March and is available to members, willing to be in the
directory.
RESOURCES - First Straight Talk, a Parent's Guide to Correcting Childhood Mispronunciation; Second Straight Talk, A
Parent's Guide to Language Delays; Homeschooling Children With Special Needs, by Sharon Hensley; a video on
homeschooling/adoption and Lovingly Guiding Their Footsteps, pamphlet on character developement and the special needs
child.
LENDING LIBRARY - The library currently has over 500 titles and is operated through the mail for NATHHAN
members. Members pay postage to and from library.
Yearly membership is a $25.00 or more donation. NATHHAN's actual cost is $35.00 per family. We rely on
donations from others in the Christian community to provide the difference, thereby keeping the cost down so more homes
can afford membership.
Also check out our favorite books for encouragement, inspiration and ideas!
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