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Homeschooling

puffin

Hi all!

I am about to send off my application to LEA to homeschool my six year old.  HE has Aspergers and finds school a stresssful place, some of the time.

He has been struggling on at school, refusing to go half the time, very anxious with any changes but he is very social in small familiar groups.  He is quite bright and says alot of school is "boring"!

My husband is keener than i on the homeschooling issue.  I am unsure , one day i am all for it the next i worry it is the wrong thing.  Social skills is my biggest concern.  My husband has Aspergers and i worry he might not be thinking it all through enough.  his main concern is safety and to protect our son, the "wrapping him up in cotten wool syndrome"!!  Dont ge me wrong, i feel the same way sometimes but being the NT i wonder if it is always for the best ?!

I am willing to give the homeschooling a go and it would be great to think we are preventing the bad memories and hardships some Aspies go through at school, but that is a worse case scenario. We could be stopping him from some good times too? I have always expected to homeschool one day but wonder if we are trying this too soon.  I do intend to increase the socializing and have friends around more often but still worry if i am doing the right thing?

Any comments on the pros ad cons of homeschooling much appreciated before i send off my applicaion! 

My son by the way is keen to try it, He may flourish at home i am excited for him and worried at the same time?!  I have read a few homeschooling books and feel i can do it just not sure i should, yet?

Sorry about all the dithering,

Puffin

 

 

 

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  • HI Camden,

    Thank you for your lovely comments the other week.

      Regards speech and language therapist you are still intitled to NHS treatment even if homeschooled. Speech and language developement comes under that so your child should still be entitled.  I have been given alot of help and advice from our local therapist with social skills for my son.  I do live in Scotland but i am sure it should be the same with you.  Just phone the relevant departmet they will give you an immediate response.

    We are still loving homeschooling and almost at the end of our first term!  My son is happier, my husband and i worry less,  he is learning so much more at a huge rate, the flexibility in teaching is fabulous.  Last week we did our written work on  "lego super heroes and villans"!!  (His latest thing)!  He struggles with cursive writing so i let him choose the topic and he wrote a whole page happily!  It is that flexibility you just dont have at school.  No distractions.  My son would never speak up if he did not understand something at school, he does with me.  We have spent the whole term studying the egyptcians (chosen by him).  He has almost finished all his year three maths books in one term!   I cannot see us ever putting him back in a mainstream school.  There are too many advantages to home schooling!  We have increased his out of school hours activities, and i really think, at the moment anyway the balance for my son is brilliant! 

    My son is passive and he was bullied (unnoticed by the teachers). We spoke about school last week and i said "one day you may want to go back" and his response was "why would i" !!

    Good luck in whatever you choose to do.

    Puffin x

     

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  • HI Camden,

    Thank you for your lovely comments the other week.

      Regards speech and language therapist you are still intitled to NHS treatment even if homeschooled. Speech and language developement comes under that so your child should still be entitled.  I have been given alot of help and advice from our local therapist with social skills for my son.  I do live in Scotland but i am sure it should be the same with you.  Just phone the relevant departmet they will give you an immediate response.

    We are still loving homeschooling and almost at the end of our first term!  My son is happier, my husband and i worry less,  he is learning so much more at a huge rate, the flexibility in teaching is fabulous.  Last week we did our written work on  "lego super heroes and villans"!!  (His latest thing)!  He struggles with cursive writing so i let him choose the topic and he wrote a whole page happily!  It is that flexibility you just dont have at school.  No distractions.  My son would never speak up if he did not understand something at school, he does with me.  We have spent the whole term studying the egyptcians (chosen by him).  He has almost finished all his year three maths books in one term!   I cannot see us ever putting him back in a mainstream school.  There are too many advantages to home schooling!  We have increased his out of school hours activities, and i really think, at the moment anyway the balance for my son is brilliant! 

    My son is passive and he was bullied (unnoticed by the teachers). We spoke about school last week and i said "one day you may want to go back" and his response was "why would i" !!

    Good luck in whatever you choose to do.

    Puffin x

     

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