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Homeschooling

Chunky

Hi all,

My name is Megan & I'm mum to 3 lovely boys. My youngest, Joe, was diagnosed with Autism 12 mths ago. All my boys go to mainstream school - my oldest is in Y9 & doing well in secondary school. My middle son is in Y4 & again doing well in primary school. Joe, however, is in Y2 & struggling. He's amazingly bright academically &, for this reason, I've been told that he won't get a statement. He has issues socially & emotionally. I'm not satisfied that the staff have had adequate training following a few rather upsetting incidents. 

The school is being forced into Acadamy status by the DfE & the proposed sponsor has an appalling record with SEN children. Many of our staff are 'jumping ship' before we become an academy, including our SENCO. I'm really concerned where this will leave Joe to the point where I'm considering homeschooling him. But I worry that, if I do, he'll miss out socially.

BUT WHERE DO I START? Any advice would be greatly received, especially from parents who have already gone down this route.

Many thanks.

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  • I am an adult female with Asperger's who was homeschooled from high school.

    Your son's autism is what will make him miss out socially, not being homeschooled. This is an old set of thinking from certain teachers/social workers who are ideologically opposed to home schooling.

    If he had a small set of like minded children he mixed with (ie they share his special interests) it is much much better than school where children are forced to socialise with only those children in their age bracket (a thing we never do outside of the school system).

    There are websites for homeschooling in England to let you know how to get started. 

    You say your son has autism, is this classic autism or Asperger's? If it is Asperger's then things at school will only get more difficult as your son fails to develop socially in the same way as his peers. They will grow/devlop away from him. If this is coupled with no support at all from the school it cannot be good.

    Also, remember that a lot of school is wasted (boring) time so your son will progress fast academically (if he is able) being homeschooled compared to school. This leaves lots of time for special interests (musical instruments, nature, science, maths, sports etc.).

    The biggest problem for most parents is that they cannot afford to have one parent constantly at home. Although there are lots of cost savings.

    I would always favour homeschooling. I was homeschooled too late to take away all the trauma that school piled on me, and I never recovered (although I did not have a supportive family life either).

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  • I am an adult female with Asperger's who was homeschooled from high school.

    Your son's autism is what will make him miss out socially, not being homeschooled. This is an old set of thinking from certain teachers/social workers who are ideologically opposed to home schooling.

    If he had a small set of like minded children he mixed with (ie they share his special interests) it is much much better than school where children are forced to socialise with only those children in their age bracket (a thing we never do outside of the school system).

    There are websites for homeschooling in England to let you know how to get started. 

    You say your son has autism, is this classic autism or Asperger's? If it is Asperger's then things at school will only get more difficult as your son fails to develop socially in the same way as his peers. They will grow/devlop away from him. If this is coupled with no support at all from the school it cannot be good.

    Also, remember that a lot of school is wasted (boring) time so your son will progress fast academically (if he is able) being homeschooled compared to school. This leaves lots of time for special interests (musical instruments, nature, science, maths, sports etc.).

    The biggest problem for most parents is that they cannot afford to have one parent constantly at home. Although there are lots of cost savings.

    I would always favour homeschooling. I was homeschooled too late to take away all the trauma that school piled on me, and I never recovered (although I did not have a supportive family life either).

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