I am living in Malaysia
The definition of homeschool here is a center setup with small number of students. (Homeschool here may have different definition to most other countries, where it means strictly doing studies in own home).

My son is 7 years old, high functioning autism. Currently placed in nursery (preschool daycare)
- Childhood Appraxia of speech (now can say one word or regular word)
- Still doesn't know how to talk or communicate with peers
- not a picky eater.
- doesn't have any… read more

What do you encourage for independent play. Be have drawing and puzzles down but can't seem to find anything else she'll take interest in. She's almost 3 and electronics are not an option at this time.

im really confused, my sons school say hes not autistic because of his dx, i had him evaluated thru a hospital, and they wont evaluate him at school cuz they say pdd is just another term for being cogntively delayed??? idk wat to think nymore, he does hav a rare genetic disorder as well, and i wanted to knw if any1 else out there can relate, when he was alot younger he had stronger symptoms of autism, but over the yrs, hes gotten better. becuz of early intervention. this is all confusing me

My daughter is 6 and in first grade. She does not read or write. I believe she is dyslexic. She does pretty well in math but is very resistant to doing any school work. She wants someone to do it for her. She struggles with writing. I worry that she wont do the work for me at home but after yesterdays incident i worry the school cannot keep her safe and may cause her more trauma in the long run…

I'm trying to find good resources on parenting girls with autism. I'm father to two girls, 7 & 10. The 7-year-old has an ASD level 1 diagnosis, as well as ADHD. We suspect the 10-year-old has the same but only an ADHD diagnosis so far. I'm looking for books, podcasts, or other resources related to parenting autistic girls. Thanks for any help you can offer!

I have received the huge package of results from Jace's testing. I hear some people talk about where on the spectrum their child is. I was only told he was on the spectrum... Please help

Our 11 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with high functioning aspergers. She will be in sixth grade next year and we are looking for the best option for schools for her. Either public, private or charter. Any suggestions?

I am trying to decide what preschool is best for my daughter who was recently diagnosed with PDD NOS