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School options

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Henderson, NV

I am trying to outweigh the option of trying to keep my son in a public school vs. home schooling. He has been in 2 different classrooms this year and still is not able to thrive socially. He is able to obtain good grades, but is having a hard time focusing. I am looking at a special education classroom or an IEP as well. My son is having a hard time functioning in a normal classroom. Any suggestions?

January 31, 2017
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Members shared varied experiences and perspectives on navigating public school versus homeschooling for children with autism, with most... Read more

Members shared varied experiences and perspectives on navigating public school versus homeschooling for children with autism, with most emphasizing the importance of first establishing an IEP to access support services like social workers and special education teachers within the general classroom. Several members described their own IEP journeys, including functional behavioral assessments that took between six weeks and 45 days, and expressed frustration when schools failed to follow IEP plans or provide adequate support despite a child's clear struggles. A recurring theme was the challenge of balancing a child's educational needs with their safety and well-being, with one member ultimately finding success in homeschooling after the school system did not work for their family.

A MyAutismTeam Member

You need to look at wether or not your child will "actually"graduate, or get a certificate for participation. Once I figured we didn't have the ability to "test out" to graduate, living day to day and surviving and learning to the best of our abilities outweighed what "input" the school board had. When we had been on a manic high for 3 days with a total of 2 hours sleep, I didn't care where his worker went, as long as she didn't disturb our finally blissfully asleep house.xo

April 17, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

@A MyAutismTeam Member About the same amount of time. Six weeks.

February 3, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

This year I created my own and pieced together because my son was quite confused and missed some stuff in public school. I'm looking into purchasing an all in one curriculum for next year but I haven't decided yet.

February 3, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

I personally am not a fan of school in general for children with autism due to each of the child individual sensory issues and things that you need to know that's a lot of work not very many teachers actually do what they're supposed to do your child ends up being an outcast and if he's in general and gets made fun of I am not a fan of the school districts even for a regular child actually they don't even teach our children what we learned as kids

February 3, 2017
A MyAutismTeam Member

How long did the evaluation take. My sons' will take 45 days

February 2, 2017

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