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A friend tried to home school her son, but she found he didn't respond to her as "teacher." She learned that it worked better… read more

We start homeschooling next week after a lot of failing and frustration at the public school..... So no advice yet. We are just praying it… read more

I have homeschooled my 3 children for 3 years. We did go through a period of "deschooling." We basically unschooled for the entire… read more

I am using Time4learning also and it has been great!! I also have been using resources that they love and are interested in and getting facts… read more

I used k12. It was wonderful. I also know of several websites to help, especially with science...www.brainpop.org, www.edheads.org, … read more

Oh @ twofiddlers, If your son likes Dolphin Tale, Go to http://www.homeschoolmovieclub.com. They have come up with a whole curriculum based on… read more

AshleyFLynncollard I know what you are talking about...it has changed my world completely. I waited 3 years before I decided to take my child… read more

Thanks everyone, I probably should have expanded on this question but I'm new and messed up sorry! I have 5 kids and homeschool the… read more

LOL! I'm glad you didn't initially "expand" on your question, as it is mine currently! The answers encouraged me! :)

I am looking into the ame thing for my 13 yr. old w/ Aspergers. Tired of the Public School roller coaster (nightmare). Prob. is, I know my… read more

@Lauri Here we have a Virtual Public School that is free, I have to wait until Alex (who was just diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and ASD) is… read more

We are homeschooling this year through the K12 program. It has done wonders for my 12 year old with Aspergers.It's free as it is a public… read more

I have been homeschooling for a number of years now and had been using a combination of free curriculum I find online plus resources from our… read more

We have been homeschooling for almost 2 years. When my son started grade 2, it was hell from the beginning and I took him out. Over time, we… read more

There may be a homeschool or unschool group in your area. There is one here and they pool resources and do play groups for socializing. I… read more

All exceptional answers. I love hearing that other people are doing what I am doing. It reassures me that I am doing the right thing! I wish i… read more

My son on the spectrum has always been homeschooled. My neurotypical daughter was homeschooled until she started public school for 6th grade.… read more

See if there is a special needs homeschool support group in your area. I personally use an eclectic mix of canned curriculum, unit study,… read more

I dont believe in home schooling. Kids need to get out and socialize with their peers. How are they going to learn how to adapt to the world… read more

First off, thanks everyone that has constructively replied to this post. I think finding a support system is important and I've been… read more

I am very sorry that I got off on a tangent and began ranting. I had originally posted some ideas as to homeschooling/unschooling to this… read more

@steel0906 it wasn't directed at you :)

@MsJanet Your perspective is a common one and something homeschoolers are questioned about on a regular basis. It is a stigmatic view however… read more

@JamieNichollsCampbell, I must commend you. That was the most clear, concise (and calm lol) response to the socialization question that is… read more

I didn't mean too offend anyone. Just my own thought on home schooling.

@steel0906 Thanks....I'm not always so 'calm' ...lol ;) but I felt perhaps it was an opening for some enlightenment. I also… read more

My youngest daughter loves it.

We have been unschooling for four years. It is what works best for our family.

I homeschool my asperger's son, I use the Waldorf method. It works well, you use a lot of play and art so it takes the stressful part of… read more

We have been homeschooling our 9 year old son now for about 5 years. I've found we do best with a combination of homeschooling if that… read more

We have been homeschooling our 9 year old son now for about 5 years. I've found we do best with a combination of homeschooling if that… read more

I love homeschooling! My son went to a traditional school for 1st and 2nd grade. Once we began to homeschool, he felt comfortable and… read more

I have thoughts about homeschooling. I think for some it works better then others. I think it is a individual choice. At one point I was… read more

Tthere are online courses for college...but......WHAT about the work force? Unless you are self employeed chances are you are going to be… read more

Sue Patrick's Workbox System-- wonderful book and tell you how and why you need to use this system with your curriculum

Catnip, You asked a lot of really good questions. I hope I can catch all of them and also answer them to your satisfaction.
First, Social… read more

@catnip please see my comment above on "social" time. Unless you're completely ignoring your child, I would suggest you do a… read more

My ASD son is not interested in socializing with kids in his own age group. He prefers kids that are oldert then him because that is the IQ… read more

I think its also important to realize that "career" does not equal "out of the house, behind a desk, from 9-5, etc".
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My daughter was 2 when she was diagnosed. We sent her a day program at a local elementary school filled with wonderful special education… read more

I agree with Sapphire. Don't overlook the public schools. Public schools get a bad rep, but that is because of regular education. Special… read more

I worked for a large urban school district as a teacher and now I currently homeschool my two youngest. I don't discount public school.… read more

I just withdrew my 10 year old son with autism. I will be homeschooling this fall for 4th grade. I am using Teaching Textbooks Math 4,… read more

I home school my son Trevor for 3 years now. We use Connections Academy, and it's worked great. They have IEP's and offer speech… read more

Thanks everyone!

I find home schooling just isolates your children. I had many relatives and friends who did it. The kids had very bad social skills. Swimming… read more

I love www.evan-moor.com they have something for every kind of learning style you can imagine. It's cumbersome to look inside of every… read more

Most of the kids I meet with bad social skills are from public school. (Don't shoot, I have kids in both arenas for different reasons)… read more

Homeschooling has been a great choice for my youngest, HFA, who went to public school for K and the first six weeks of first grade. He… read more