You didn't state where you are but here in Arkansas, our son does Cub Scouts and we're looking into doing 4-H with him soon. If you want to go the Cub Scout or Boy Scout route and can't afford a bunch of the start up costs, you can look into either a den or troop in your area associate with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Just about every ward has a den and troop that is active and would lovve to have more members. Most of the time, there is very little expense! So far, all we have had to pay for is his books once a year although from what I understand, once he gets into Boy Scouts, we'll have to help pay for his summer camp! 4-H is free to join although from what I understand, you have to pay for some of the booklets depending on what you want your child to participate in. You may want to check out Currclick.com, they have several free online groups. From Leggos to Magic Treeouse to probably several others depending on the child's interests.

Around here our homeschooling laws have very strict PE guidelines, so most parents who choose to homeschool enroll their kids in Karate, gymnastics, Y sports programs etc. My husband has a Christian/values based dojo that caters to homeschool parents. The children receive their PE credits, while socially interacting and learning respect, responsiblity, etc.

Where we live, there are basically two choices. Public and private.

The public school system has an accredited "virtual school" that lets you connect over the internet from home. The problem is that the class times are fixed, and the child has to work along with the class. Some kids find this too rigid.

The other choice is the home school set that is put out by private organizations like Heritage (I think). Anyway Heritage is a Christian-based organization that puts out a complete, approved curriculum, and the student can work at odd hours if they need to. It is not as rigid as public school, so students who need boundaries might not like it.

The disadvantage of Heritage (still not sure I have that name right) is that it is more expensive than the virtual schools.

Also, if you have religious beliefs that you want to teach (or not teach) your children, you might want to monitor any and every home-school packaged teachings to make sure they are in line with your own. Heritage is part of Bob Jones University, and some people avoid Jones because of their own personal beliefs.

I do not use either one, but one of my friends has a son with AS and he tried both before finally settling on the Christian home-schooling.

Both if possible!