is home schooling better for aspergers 11yr old

I definitely recommend that you try out home education. If your son does go to secondary school and is unhappy there or is bullied then please do not force him to go but allow him to be HE. Bullying is very bad in secondary schools and most children with AS have difficulty fitting in. There are many adults with AS who are permanently scarred from their experiences at school.

I was home educated for most of my secondary school years but still managed to get into college at 16 with no GCSEs which resulted in 3 A grade A Levels in maths and science subjects.

Personally I think that the secondary school curriculum is overrated because most of it is either irrelevant to life as an adult or can be easily learnt at home from the internet and readily available textbooks. If your son wants to take GCSEs then it is possible to do so as an independent candidate at any age.

A lot of parents worry about social skills but the true reality is that much of the social skills learnt in school are those required to relate to one's classmates rather than to people in the real world. There is even an article written about this. One of the biggest misconceptions is falling into a trap of thinking that if a child gets the social skills 'right' for life as a teenager in school, then it will systematically mean that the social skills are right for life as an adult in 10 or 20 years time. It doesn't work like this.

The NAS does not recommend HE because of the decisions of its leaders but you will find plenty of support and advice elsewhere. There are thriving HE communities that are increasingly welcoming children with SEN. 

I definitely recommend that you try out home education. If your son does go to secondary school and is unhappy there or is bullied then please do not force him to go but allow him to be HE. Bullying is very bad in secondary schools and most children with AS have difficulty fitting in. There are many adults with AS who are permanently scarred from their experiences at school.

I was home educated for most of my secondary school years but still managed to get into college at 16 with no GCSEs which resulted in 3 A grade A Levels in maths and science subjects.

Personally I think that the secondary school curriculum is overrated because most of it is either irrelevant to life as an adult or can be easily learnt at home from the internet and readily available textbooks. If your son wants to take GCSEs then it is possible to do so as an independent candidate at any age.

A lot of parents worry about social skills but the true reality is that much of the social skills learnt in school are those required to relate to one's classmates rather than to people in the real world. There is even an article written about this. One of the biggest misconceptions is falling into a trap of thinking that if a child gets the social skills 'right' for life as a teenager in school, then it will systematically mean that the social skills are right for life as an adult in 10 or 20 years time. It doesn't work like this.

The NAS does not recommend HE because of the decisions of its leaders but you will find plenty of support and advice elsewhere. There are thriving HE communities that are increasingly welcoming children with SEN.