homeschooling

My son, 13, and diagnosed with Childhood Autism has always been homeschooled by myself and his dad.

I would be happy to be in contact with any other parents homeschooling.

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  • Hi I'm new here so don't know if I'm posting in the right place. So here it goes... Bare with me. 

    My son Harry is 7, he was diagnosed with ASD at the age of 3, and later with sensory processing disorder. He is currently in mainstream school. He's an amazing boy. So funny, happy, chilled out little soul. Then there is the other side. He suffers with high anxiety levels and can go from Angel child to devil child in a second. At home we manage it quite well but school is a different matter. ive been so proud of his progress. He is as clever as the next child, in some situations above and beyond. Although sitting at a table and doing a piece of written work can cause chaos. Our problem is that he is lashing out at school. There has been 16 occasions since April. He's starting to struggle. He doesn't like school. It takes us hours of persuading him to go. To  be fair 80% of the time he's cheerful enough in school, I wouldn't say happy. We have been considering for 2 year now about putting him in a school that can meet his needs better as the staff are trying everything but nothing is working. Don't get me wrong each and every member of staff is amazing and can't do enough to help Harry.

    so... We have been looking locally for schools that can help him but unless we want to travel 30miles there isn't anywhere except residential schools. Which is a definite NO!!!! 

    Out next option is home schooling. This brings up many issues. How do I do it? Will it be suitable? Would I be able to provide the education he needs?!?!? It's a minefield of questions. 

    Many advice or knowledge would be great fully appreciated. 

    Apologies for the huge message

    thanks in advance

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  • Hi I'm new here so don't know if I'm posting in the right place. So here it goes... Bare with me. 

    My son Harry is 7, he was diagnosed with ASD at the age of 3, and later with sensory processing disorder. He is currently in mainstream school. He's an amazing boy. So funny, happy, chilled out little soul. Then there is the other side. He suffers with high anxiety levels and can go from Angel child to devil child in a second. At home we manage it quite well but school is a different matter. ive been so proud of his progress. He is as clever as the next child, in some situations above and beyond. Although sitting at a table and doing a piece of written work can cause chaos. Our problem is that he is lashing out at school. There has been 16 occasions since April. He's starting to struggle. He doesn't like school. It takes us hours of persuading him to go. To  be fair 80% of the time he's cheerful enough in school, I wouldn't say happy. We have been considering for 2 year now about putting him in a school that can meet his needs better as the staff are trying everything but nothing is working. Don't get me wrong each and every member of staff is amazing and can't do enough to help Harry.

    so... We have been looking locally for schools that can help him but unless we want to travel 30miles there isn't anywhere except residential schools. Which is a definite NO!!!! 

    Out next option is home schooling. This brings up many issues. How do I do it? Will it be suitable? Would I be able to provide the education he needs?!?!? It's a minefield of questions. 

    Many advice or knowledge would be great fully appreciated. 

    Apologies for the huge message

    thanks in advance

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