Re: New Member, New Diagnosis

[Guest guest]

My six year old has Asperger's and I am considering homeschooling. I am not an

educator but his public school teacher has no understanding of Asperger's which

is frustrating for me and my son. I am scared that he will loose out on social

skill development at home since he is a only child but I really worry that he

will loose his love of learning and self esteem if we continue at public school.

>

> Hi all.

> My name is Amnesty. I'm mom to Rory (6), Daisy (almost 3), and Elliot (1). I'm

also a part time ABA therapist, and have been for the past 9 years. As you can

imagine, I have a lot of autism and Asperger's experience, which is why I was

completely non-surprised when Rory was finally diagnosed with ADHD and probably

Asperger's yesterday. We have to continue some more testing and evaluations to

get the " official " diagnosis, but I know it's only a matter of time.

> Right now, I'm working and homeschooling Rory. I already quit my job however,

and I'm just working while they find and train some qualified people to take

over with the last 2 kids I'm working with. I think after this week, I'll be

down to just 1. Homeschooling Rory is pretty much like running my own full time

ABA program, and it doesn't see fair to neglect the other kids because I am

making my own child my priority.

> Rory is also very, very gifted and has advanced language development, which is

why it has taken 2 years from my first suspicions until we are finally getting

somewhere as far as a diagnosis. It's also why we're homeschooling. He's way

ahead of his same age peers academically, but far behind them socially,

emotionally, and behaviorally. We tried kindergarten last year, and it was a

complete fiasco. Right now he's working on a second grade curriculum and things

are going very well. I hope to someday transition him back to public school, but

then again, we're having a lot of fun homeschooling!

> Amnesty

>

[Guest guest]

We do lots of social activities! We belong to a couple of homeschooling groups,

so we do outings and group activities with them, plus we do play dates with one

or two families at a time. I'm looking for some classes to enroll him in too. We

tried karate, and he loved it, except that it was at 8:45 am on Saturdays, and

he is NOT a morning person! So I'm looking for one that has a more reasonable

time.

Rory does a lot better in small groups or one on one, so homeschooling has been

great for that. When he was in a class of 13 kids, that was too much! And that

was the SMALLEST class they had! Being in a group of 3-6 is MUCH better. Plus,

he gets a mix of age groups to socialize with (between 5-9, mostly) which is

good because he tends to relate better to kids that are 7-9 anyway.

So, if you want to homeschool, look into groups in your area. I found several

just by searching . We have narrowed it down a little, to the groups

and people we like best

Amnesty

> >

> > Hi all.

> > My name is Amnesty. I'm mom to Rory (6), Daisy (almost 3), and Elliot (1).

I'm also a part time ABA therapist, and have been for the past 9 years. As you

can imagine, I have a lot of autism and Asperger's experience, which is why I

was completely non-surprised when Rory was finally diagnosed with ADHD and

probably Asperger's yesterday. We have to continue some more testing and

evaluations to get the " official " diagnosis, but I know it's only a matter of

time.

> > Right now, I'm working and homeschooling Rory. I already quit my job

however, and I'm just working while they find and train some qualified people to

take over with the last 2 kids I'm working with. I think after this week, I'll

be down to just 1. Homeschooling Rory is pretty much like running my own full

time ABA program, and it doesn't see fair to neglect the other kids because I am

making my own child my priority.

> > Rory is also very, very gifted and has advanced language development, which

is why it has taken 2 years from my first suspicions until we are finally

getting somewhere as far as a diagnosis. It's also why we're homeschooling. He's

way ahead of his same age peers academically, but far behind them socially,

emotionally, and behaviorally. We tried kindergarten last year, and it was a

complete fiasco. Right now he's working on a second grade curriculum and things

are going very well. I hope to someday transition him back to public school, but

then again, we're having a lot of fun homeschooling!

> > Amnesty

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Of course school is frustrating because no one there 'gets it' and I've been

fighting for a year and a half to get an eval done - and I feel I understand my

daughter and her quirks much better than even the most understanding teacher

could - BUT.... there is no way I could home school her!!!!! She doesn't listen

when I tell her it's dinner time; I can't imagine her following my directions as

I try to teach her. At this point, just trying to explain some of her homework

to her makes me want to ram my head into the wall. You women are some wonderful

souls and your Aspie children were definitely born to the right mommies. God

bless you.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Amnesty!

 Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) New Member, New Diagnosis

i all.

My name is Amnesty. I'm mom to Rory (6), Daisy (almost 3), and Elliot

(1). I'm also a part time ABA therapist, and have been for the past 9

years. As you can imagine, I have a lot of autism and Asperger's

experience, which is why I was completely non-surprised when Rory was

finally diagnosed with ADHD and probably Asperger's yesterday. We have

to continue some more testing and evaluations to get the " official "

diagnosis, but I know it's only a matter of time.

Right now, I'm working and homeschooling Rory. I already quit my job

however, and I'm just working while they find and train some qualified

people to take over with the last 2 kids I'm working with. I think

after this week, I'll be down to just 1. Homeschooling Rory is pretty

much like running my own full time ABA program, and it doesn't see fair

to neglect the other kids because I am making my own child my priority.

Rory is also very, very gifted and has advanced language development,

which is why it has taken 2 years from my first suspicions until we are

finally getting somewhere a

s far as a diagnosis. It's also why we're

homeschooling. He's way ahead of his same age peers academically, but

far behind them socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. We tried

kindergarten last year, and it was a complete fiasco. Right now he's

working on a second grade curriculum and things are going very well. I

hope to someday transition him back to public school, but then again,

we're having a lot of fun homeschooling!

Amnesty

[Guest guest]

Did you put your request for an evaluation in writing? If they said

" no " , you are entitled to receive what is called, " PWN " prior written

notice. This would put in writing why they refuse to evaluate her and

what they based their decision on.

Homeschooling IS tough, I think!! I am " e-schooling " so my ds has

teachers and classes online. But I still have to do a lot to get him

through it.

 Roxanna

" The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do

nothing. " E. Burke

( ) Re: New Member, New Diagnosis

Of course school is frustrating because no one there 'gets it' and I've

been fighting for a year and a half to get an eval done - and I feel I

understand my daughter and her quirks much better than even the most

understanding teacher could - BUT.... there is no way I could home

school her!!!!! She doesn't listen when I tell her it's dinner time; I

can't imagine her following my directions as I try to teach her. At

this point, just trying to explain some of her homework to her makes me

want to ram my head into the wall. You women are some wonderful souls

and your Aspie children were definitely born to the right mommies. God

bless you.

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