Homeschooling

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What state? In Iowa, we have home school assistance programs; I would contact them; the one in n, IA,

at n Independent School, for example, would be more than happy to get someone to talk to you (that is

what WE did when we were 'new' and had to home school our now 16 year old in 8th grade). So, if you have

something like that locally, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT; they were more than helpful along with great

support, encouragement, and helping me to overcome all the stereotypes associated with home schooling, as

I did NOT BELIEVE IN HOME-SCHOOLING at all when we started our journey (now, I wish ONE of our 3 school

agers would LET ME HOME SCHOOL THEM!).

That being said: SWITCHED ON SCHOOLHOUSE as

a program line was suggested to US when I home schooled our now 16 year old for a period of time,

as there were other parents with Asperger's children using that, and parents / child THRILLED / working

well for them. Our son, well, not much works for long, so I CAN NOT TELL YOU IF IT IS GREAT,

the only program to have, or to avoid it at all costs but I can tell you what I PERSONALLY did with it

was great, and I THOUGHT IT WAS fun, helpful, and perfect for our son but did not have much

experience (not as much as we would have liked anyway).

Depending upon your child's needs and

reasonings for school issues, Switched on Schoolhouse does have programming that COMBINES all

subjects in to one or you can buy them separately, but in our case, professionals recommended condensing

them due to our son's attention span. I put a link below, and you can check it out much better than me

explaining it: that can also help start your 'journey,' as I HAD NO IDEA WHERE TO START OR WHAT TO DO MYSELF when

I had to start home schooling.

Here is a link: (it is JUST AN IDEA---and a start---Alpha Omega provides a lot of resources, so you can probably also

research that and get a few more ideas that way)............GOOD LUCK!!!!!! ENJOY EVERY MINUTE OF IT, and remember,

it is NOT ALL BOOK LEARNING, EITHER!!!! I did NOT know that; field trips are great (and we did those!!!); living

life is reality, and real learning......so, another way to look at it is to think differently, as it is NOT ALL ABOUT BOOK

learning........as a 'mom that didn't get it at first' and was upset when my son would not do the assignments and

by the book, life and reality IS LIVING, so he can cook now, clean now, and we jumped in to things he DID love, and

learned that way (history of baseball, history of wars---wrote papers about things he loved); went grocery shopping

and made him figure out how much it would cost, how much to buy based on our list, etc. (and for our kids, these

skills ARE enormously important, too!). So, do not get caught up in the 'have to do all the subjects all the other kids

in school are doing' rather, remember, learning happens all the time, and HAVE AN OPEN MIND....EVEN YOU WILL BE

AMAZED!!! And, your child's behaviors will most likely improve 10 fold, as you will learn, grow, and re-learn yourself,

all over again! IT IS A BLAST (or I thought it was, and my son is more than challenging; that was minor, and we

both enjoyed it!).

Ruthie Dolezal

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From: allilewis@...Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:20:32 +0000Subject: ( ) homeschooling

does anyone have any information on homeschooling? where to buy materials, etc? websites? i have an 11 year old boy that was recently kicked out of school, and it looks like we will be homeschooling. i need help! and any info would be great! thanks-

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From: bizeemommie@... <bizeemommie@...>Subject: ( ) Homeschooling Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 1:15 PM

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We did for 6th and 7th. (Well,,,,did a virtual school).

Dream as if you'll live forever,

Live as if you'll die today.

Robin

From: bizeemommie@... <bizeemommie@...>Subject: ( ) Homeschooling Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 12:15 PM

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Roxanna,Can you tell me more about e-schooling or give me some links for it? Can it start from Kindergarten? My daughter has been using the computer since she was almost 3 and is totally at home using it now at 5.

Jen HOn Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> wrote:

 

I am e-schooling my two youngest.  One has HFA/gifted/hyperlexic and the other has dyslexia.  E-schooling works for us because they have " real " teachers, classes online and I am more like the guide - helping them and keeping them organized. 

When my oldest ds (now 21 yo) got to high school, we had to have him tutored as he could not manage going to school.  But I didn't do it - the school provided a tutor for that. 

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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lol. I just barely got through Geometry the first time. This past year, I've gone through it again and while I did actually do better this time, lol, I was still staring at circles and wondering why people care so much! lol. It's a circle. That's enough for me!

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

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I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommiehotmail wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's child

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“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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I think Robin sent the URL to the Khan Academy, which is a website that shows video lessons for all sorts of middle-and high-school subjects. We've been using it with Dylan (AS, entering 9th) and even (NT, entering 3rd) has watched some of the science ones. It's extremely helpful and teaches the things you have either 1) no way of explaining in an understandable way or 2) have no clue about!

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 10:52:21 AMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

lol. I just barely got through Geometry the first time. This past year, I've gone through it again and while I did actually do better this time, lol, I was still staring at circles and wondering why people care so much! lol. It's a circle. That's enough for me!

RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommie@ hotmail.com wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's childSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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So far, our e-school provides the math curriculum for high schoolers online. Anyway, the online version has a tutorial for each set of problems. They are usually taught by a guy named, "Professor Burger." He is very personable and was our best friend this past year. <g> I should check that out for my oldest ds, though. He is taking a pre-alg class this summer and it's very hard for him.

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommie@ hotmail.com wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's child

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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Are the Professor Burger videos for math available to all on the internet or are they just a part of your school curriculum? Are there videos for Pre-Algebra too? I school my son at home through a cyber charter school, and he just finished the first level of Pre-Algebra and will work through the second level this coming school year. Something like this to go along with it would be wonderful.

From: Roxanna <MadIdeas@...> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 3:41:02 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

So far, our e-school provides the math curriculum for high schoolers online. Anyway, the online version has a tutorial for each set of problems. They are usually taught by a guy named, "Professor Burger." He is very personable and was our best friend this past year. <g> I should check that out for my oldest ds, though. He is taking a pre-alg class this summer and it's very hard for him.

RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommie@ hotmail.com wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's childSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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Check out the Khan Academy (google it) if the other doesn't work out for you.

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: pidder88 <pidder88@...> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 8:06:50 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

Are the Professor Burger videos for math available to all on the internet or are they just a part of your school curriculum? Are there videos for Pre-Algebra too? I school my son at home through a cyber charter school, and he just finished the first level of Pre-Algebra and will work through the second level this coming school year. Something like this to go along with it would be wonderful.

From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol (DOT) com> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 3:41:02 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

So far, our e-school provides the math curriculum for high schoolers online. Anyway, the online version has a tutorial for each set of problems. They are usually taught by a guy named, "Professor Burger." He is very personable and was our best friend this past year. <g> I should check that out for my oldest ds, though. He is taking a pre-alg class this summer and it's very hard for him.

RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommie@ hotmail.com wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's childSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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Thank you, this looks great. It's now saved in my favorites:) As his math becomes more difficult, I am finding that I have to relearn it with him. It really taxes my brain sometimes.

From: MacAllister <smacalli@...> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 9:58:34 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

Check out the Khan Academy (google it) if the other doesn't work out for you.

"Over-optimism is waiting for you ship to come in when you haven't sent one out."

From: pidder88 <pidder88 (DOT) com> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 8:06:50 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

Are the Professor Burger videos for math available to all on the internet or are they just a part of your school curriculum? Are there videos for Pre-Algebra too? I school my son at home through a cyber charter school, and he just finished the first level of Pre-Algebra and will work through the second level this coming school year. Something like this to go along with it would be wonderful.

From: Roxanna <MadIdeasaol (DOT) com> Sent: Fri, June 25, 2010 3:41:02 PMSubject: Re: ( ) Homeschooling

So far, our e-school provides the math curriculum for high schoolers online. Anyway, the online version has a tutorial for each set of problems. They are usually taught by a guy named, "Professor Burger." He is very personable and was our best friend this past year. <g> I should check that out for my oldest ds, though. He is taking a pre-alg class this summer and it's very hard for him.

RoxannaWhenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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3 equations with 3 unknowns give me headaches and tax my organizational skills.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

I do :-D

On May 25, 2010, at 10:15 AM, bizeemommie@ hotmail.com wrote:

Does anyone homeschool their asperger's childSent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.†- Steve Jobs

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we use "ohdela" (we are in Ohio). Here is a website that explains ohdela --> http://www.ohdela.com/about-our-school

If I can answer any questions, just ask! I believe they can start at Kindergarten. A lot of regular "brick and mortar" schools are creating their own versions of e-schooling. My local school has an e-school where you can bring the student in for 1-1 teaching in addition to the e-schooling. But we are happy with ohdela. They are a regular school, same state standards. They do IEP's, evaluations, have sped teachers, classes, real teachers teaching classes, assignments, regular textbooks like any school. the only thing is that you have to be like a guide and make sure they are attending classes, doing the work, etc.

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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Roxanna,

Can you tell me more about e-schooling or give me some links for it? Can it start from Kindergarten? My daughter has been using the computer since she was almost 3 and is totally at home using it now at 5.

Jen H

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Roxanna <MadIdeasaol> wrote:

I am e-schooling my two youngest. One has HFA/gifted/hyperlexic and the other has dyslexia. E-schooling works for us because they have "real" teachers, classes online and I am more like the guide - helping them and keeping them organized.

When my oldest ds (now 21 yo) got to high school, we had to have him tutored as he could not manage going to school. But I didn't do it - the school provided a tutor for that.

Roxanna

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

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Yes, I just googled that and found one --> http://www.studentadvocacycenter.org/sampleletters/special_ed_eval_request.shtml

Roxanna

"I

predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." - Jefferson

( ) Homeschooling

I would like to get some help from the shcool and I hear the first thing I do is write a letter requesting and IEP. It is so hard to get even that done these days, since my child is always pulling on me and my husband is very sick and needs constant care. Is there a sample IEP letter that I can just kind of copy from or use as a guide? Thansk so much.

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We're just getting started ourselves, so I can only offer encouragement. I

pulled my DS out of 6th grade before Thanksgiving because his middle school

experience was so awful. One big plus has been that all the time we spend on

education is now time well spent. Before, I was spending lots of time

carpooling, trying to get the school to follow his 504, following up with

teachers, trying to help him with homework, and trying to get the administration

to admit there were bullies at the school. Without all of that, homeschooling

so far has actually been easier.

You'll also find that you don't have to force him to be at the same grade level

for all of his subjects. This has been great since my DS needed remedial math

work. And if anyone objects that he's not getting socialized, that only matters

if 1) he was actually getting positive social interactions at school (most

Aspies don't) and 2) you keep him completely cut off from the world, away from

homeschooling group activities, Aspie social groups, and the many social

interactions any family has.

You'll find that there are lots of devoted to homeschooling as well

as many books and websites. Those of us who choose to homeschool have so many

more resources than were available 20 years ago.

Bronwyn

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>

> >

> > Hello,

> > I never post anything but am at the end of my rope. Because of issues that

are

> > reoccurring at my son's school, we are thinking of homeschooling him. Does

> > anyone else homeschool their aspie child? If so what are some of the pros

and

> > cons you have found in your experience? Also, do you have any particular

> > curriculum that you would recommend? My son is at or above (mostly above)

his

> > grade level. (He is in fourth grade.) He has trouble only in math. Any

> > thoughts or input you might have would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks.

> >

>

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Pulled son out in 6th grade, should have done it before. Homeschooling has been FAR better and he has done better than ever with it. We use now the independent studies high school california state curriculum, but basically we are homeschooling the material and we turn it in once a week

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What kinds of problems are you having?I definitely should have been homeschooled, at least until high school.On 12/10/10 12:30 PM, "Jolene " <apriljoleneclark@...> wrote:

Hello,I never post anything but am at the end of my rope. Because of issues that arereoccurring at my son's school, we are thinking of homeschooling him. Doesanyone else homeschool their aspie child? If so what are some of the pros andcons you have found in your experience? Also, do you have any particularcurriculum that you would recommend? My son is at or above (mostly above) hisgrade level. (He is in fourth grade.) He has trouble only in math. Anythoughts or input you might have would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks. -- “We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here.” – Dawkins

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Dear Jolene,

I have homeschooled for the past 16 years. My 19 year Aspie spent a grand total of 6 weeks in the preschool handicapped program when I decided enough is enough. We pulled In six weeks I was called into school no less than 2 dozen times because my son was "uncontrollable." The last straw was when the district informed me they were transferring my 3 year old to a residental school for multiple handicapped students.

We beginning in grade 3 we used Switched-On Schoolhouse a computer based curriculum for the majority of his schoolwork.

http://www.aophomeschooling.com/switched-on-schoolhouse/overview.php

He could work at his own pace. And the curriculum took care of all the planning, record keeping and grading for me. Your child receives immediate feedback when they answer their questions. They know if their answer is correct and have 2 additional tries to answer correctly when they miss a question. It taught wonderful independent study skills and my son was very successful with this curriculum. It also helped him because he also has dygraphia and doing the work on the computer took away the handwriting component that was time consuming, painful and tedious.

You can attend a free Webinar to learn more about SOS

Beginning 12/20.

http://www.aophomeschooling.com/switched-on-schoolhouse/webinars.php

He preferred Teaching Textbooks for Math.

This curriculum was developed for homeschoolers by two homeschooled brothers who are Harvard graduates. One is a Harvard Math professor, the other a Math Tutor at Harvard. This curriculum comes with instructional CDs, Solution CDs (at least for upper level math--can't recall the early grades). The elementary level students do their assignments on the computer and like SOS it grades the work and maintains your grades for you.

http://teachingtextbooks.com/

If your son is a more hands-on math student, you may want to look into Math U SEE. I use this with my second son, now 16. (ADD/LD). This is another great Math curriculum developed my a Math teacher and father of a special needs child. Comes with an instructional DVD, manipulatives, and work book.

http://www.mathusee.com/

We supplement with a lot of educational videos such as Drive Thru History, reading Historical fiction and biographies. We use Sonlight Curriculum as a reading guide. Sonlight is a literature based curriculum that teaches the content areas through literature.

http://www.sonlight.com/

I Although we don't purchase the curriculum, I get a catalog and use the suggested books to get ideas for wonderful books that enhance my children's SOS curriculum. Most of the Sonlight books are available at your public library.

My 19 year old graduated in June and enrolled in a Technical Institute in July studying Computer Technology, Networking and Information Systems. We never informed the school of his AS and thus far is doing excellent in all his classes. He scored the highest score in years on their entrance exam. And placed in the top 10 on their scholarship exam, earning an automatic scholarship. He has a 4.0 GPA and is one of the top 3 students in his class. He as already applied for, taken and earned 2 Microsoft Certifications. He earned a perfect score on his Last Cert and and 700/800 on his first Cert. He's on graduating with all 6 certs necessary be certified as a Micrsoft Certified Systems Administrator and is already self studying to sit for the additional 3 exams to be certified as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.

I truly believe he owes this success in his early adult life to his homeschool environment where he could learn study skills in a safe, loving environment. He was never treated as a "special needs" student and learned to interact with all the "normal" kids in our homeschool coop where he participated in countless trips, activities, and weekly play days in the park with kids of all ages and skill levels. He is an Eagle Scout and even served as a Den Chief for 3 helping young cub scouts learn scout skills, earn their Arrow of Light and Crossover from Cub Scouts into Boy Scouts when he was 13-16 years old.

If you have the desire and ability to homeschool your child...my recommendation is GO FOR IT!

You've seen our pros. 1:1 instruction, self paced, safe, non-threatening environment, choose curriculum that is best for your student's learning style, determine your child's course of study based upon his interests not just the state regs.

As for the Cons some days may be hard.

You will have to "de-school" your child if he has had a bad experience and re-develop his love for learning.

On particularly rough days, you are there 24/7. You can't put your child on the bus and say, wow, now I have a 6 hour break to rejuvenate myself. To cope, find yourself a support system. Join a local homeschool group where you have adults to talk with and share with. Get out and go to those play dates. Where you can sit in the park and talk with an adult. You'll be surprised to find there will probably be others in the group wearing similar moccasins and will understand where you are coming from. They pulled their kids out of school for the same or similar reasons as you. This time will refresh you and allow your child time to get out, run around and hopefully make a friend or two.

Though some days may be long and hard, the rewards are well worth it. My Aspie and I have a wonderful relationship because of all the extra time I had to spend with him. It's been great for my other children too. And I can see the fruits of his school successes in his young adult life and higher education. He knows how to set goals for his own live and reach for the stars.

Blessings,

Tricia

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Posted by: "Jolene "

Hello,I never post anything but am at the end of my rope. Because of issues that areReoccurring at my son's school, we are thinking of homeschooling him. DoesAnyone else homeschool their aspie child? If so what are some of the pros andCons you have found in your experience? Also, do you have any particularCurriculum that you would recommend? My son is at or above (mostly above) hisGrade level. (He is in fourth grade.) He has trouble only in math. AnyThoughts or input you might have would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks.

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Do you have a link to that math curriculum? I also removed my son after getting nowhere fast with the system, except me angry and him depressed at 5. I'm not sure how kids handle it having to go daily and being so misunderstood. so sad. I'm looking for all ideas to help him at home now. any other curriculum suggestions? His kindergarten teacher stated she was "trained in aspergers" because she "read a pamphlet"

Welcome to Virginia!! UGHH

Sandy

In a message dated 12/10/2010 7:45:50 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, adramash@... writes:

Hi Jolene!We have been doing homeschool from the get go, except for about 6 wks, where we tried out public school. I don't know how people put up with it! The teacher met me at the car every day after school to let me know how he had misbehaved. I couldn't take it, because he's so good for me at home. We love homeschooling.We used touchmath for his math. I couldn't believe how well it worked for him with little effort on my part. It's highly visual, tactile and auditory. He is 9 and we are "doing" 4th grade this year. I posted previously about the weighted vest that we use for helping with ADHD like symptoms. I love that I can have him work for 15min, then let him go jump on the trampoline for 5min, then come back and work again. We get more done in 2hrs than the school could get him to do all day.>> Hello,> I never post anything but am at the end of my rope. Because of issues that are> reoccurring at my son's school, we are thinking of homeschooling him. Does> anyone else homeschool their aspie child? If so what are some of the pros and> cons you have found in your experience? Also, do you have any particular> curriculum that you would recommend? My son is at or above (mostly above) his> grade level. (He is in fourth grade.) He has trouble only in math. Any> thoughts or input you might have would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks.>

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Well, it seems there are so many issues. He is bullied, because the other kids

know he is different. He desperately wants friends and attention from the other

students in the class. Generally they ignore him and avoid him. So he attempts

to get attention in anyway he can think. He has tried making himself sick,

irritating the other students, because even negative attention is attention.

Because he is smart, the adults give him more credit socially than they should.

I find that he eats lunch alone because the kids make fun of him. He made up a

super hero, " Super Student " , and the rest of the day the kids teased him and

called him Stupid Student. The teachers don't really do anything. They just

tell him not to tattle, which I understand, but his heart and spirit is

breaking. My guy has been wondering around the school while no one knows where

he is. I don't understand how the teacher doesn't see him getting out of his

chair and walking out of the classroom. At recess, he comes inside without

telling anyone and hangs out in the library or alone in his classroom. Again,

no one knows where he is. If there were a fire or emergency, he would be lost.

The principal of the school has from the start of the year allowed him to go to

her at any time of day with 'suggestion on how to make the school better'. She

was always kind and patient and said she appreciated his input. Until last week

when I got called into her office. She told me I needed to tell him to stop

wondering the halls and that he couldn't continue to barge in on her. I can't

figure out why she let this go on all along, and then suddenly wants me to tell

him to stop. She said she felt bad for him. I told her feeling bad for him

does him no good. That she was giving him mixed signals by allowing him to do

what he does, and then one day saying 'no I can't talk to you anymore'. He does

well academically, but socially, he is so unhappy. He tries so hard. In the

morning when I drop him off, he says, " Today is going to be a good day mom. "

Then at the end of the day, I can tell he is putting on a good front for me,

saying " it was good mom " . Then he tells me how no one would let him play at

recess so he goes inside and eats lunch alone. My heart is breaking for him.

When I volunteer in the classroom, I come in to find him hiding under a table or

under his desk. He just looks so sad. I can see it in his eyes. When he is

physically bullied, he won't fight back or even defend himself. When we tell

him he has to defend himself or he is going to be seriously injured, he says, " I

can't mom. I'm just not violent. " He is exhausted at the end of the day and

then has math homework and spelling words to memorize and multiplication tables

to memorize...after 7 1/2 hours of being at school. I could go on and on. I

think I just did. ha! We just want him to be happy and feel successful and not

broken down from the stress of trying to keep it together all day in front of

the other boys. We are taking steps toward homeschooling and will be talking

with and education advocate and the homeschool liaison in our district. It

can't be any worse that it is now.

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> > Hello,

> > I never post anything but am at the end of my rope. Because of issues that

are

> > reoccurring at my son's school, we are thinking of homeschooling him. Does

> > anyone else homeschool their aspie child? If so what are some of the pros

and

> > cons you have found in your experience? Also, do you have any particular

> > curriculum that you would recommend? My son is at or above (mostly above)

his

> > grade level. (He is in fourth grade.) He has trouble only in math. Any

> > thoughts or input you might have would be tremendously appreciated. Thanks.

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> never going to die because they are never going to be born. The potential

> people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see

> the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Certainly those unborn

> ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. We

> know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively

> exceeds the set of actual people. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it

> is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here.� � Dawkins

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[Guest guest]

This is

my 12-yr old daughter to a tee. We have gone back and forth with public school

since day one. When my oldest was homeschooled she was able to stay home and do

the program as well (I am a single parent and HAVE to work), but now that he’s

much older and not being able to trust het at home alone, she is back at public

school. She comes home crying most days about one kid or another not being her

friend anymore about what a disaster her book report or other oral presentation

turned out to be. She has also been found wandering about the school grounds.

However,

despite the mocking and bullying, she is persistent on going to public school.

She wants so desperately to be like every other kid. We are trying to struggle

through to complete one full year, so she can qualify for the McKay

scholarship. Then I could put her in a private school next year. It is

heartbreaking to watch them struggle so much. They realize something must be

different about them, but can’t understand what it is and why others make

such a big deal about it.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of LO Retta

Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010

6:51 PM

Subject: Re: ( )

Homeschooling

Breaks my heart u could be describing my ten year old

son.

Re: ( ) Homeschooling

Well, it seems there are so many issues. He is bullied, because the other kids

know he is different. He desperately wants friends and attention from the other

students in the class. Generally they ignore him and avoid him. So he attempts

to get attention in anyway he can think. He has tried making himself sick,

irritating the other students, because even negative attention is attention.

Because he is smart, the adults give him more credit socially than they should.

I find that he eats lunch alone because the kids make fun of him. He made up a

super hero, " Super Student " , and the rest of the day the kids teased

him and called him Stupid Student. The teachers don't really do anything. They

just tell him not to tattle, which I understand, but his heart and spirit is

breaking. My guy has been wondering around the school while no one knows where

he is. I don't understand how the teacher doesn't see him getting out of his

chair and walking out of the classroom. At recess, he comes inside without

tellin

[Guest guest]

That is exactly how my 19 year old progressed all through high school. He found he could focus much better if he worked in blocks. He would choose one subject and work through the grade at his own pace. Sometimes he choose to do a unit in science, take the unit test, then take a break from Science and move on to History for a unit or two. I allowed him the freedom to choose how he completed the work. I just required that he complete a min of 4 hours of school work per day, and complete a grade level by the end of the school year while maintaining a particular GPA. The rest was up to him. Many times I would get up at 7 am to find he had already completed 2 hours of schoolwork while I slept. He has never required a lot of sleep and if he woke at 5 am he would just log into school and do his work while the household slept. He said he could focus more before the rest of the family was up and about.

He graduated with 27 credits and only needed 21 but chose to do as many History electives as he could.

It's amazing how much and how well our children can do when we offer guidelines while giving them some control of their classes.

Best wishes.

Tricia

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Posted by: "dphock" dphock@... Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:30 PM (PST)

I'm another mom who is finding that homeschooling is working beautifully for my 14 year old Aspie daughter.

I realized that one of the issues that causes D a lot of stress is juggling so many subjects at one time. So we agreed she would do a year's worth of English and math in one semester but just focusing on English, math, and foreign language, and then after the holidays she will do science and history and continue with foreign language. Having fewer subjects to juggle, even while she's still doing the same overall quantity of work, has been MUCH better.

[Guest guest]

Oh, Roxanna, I laughed so much at this. You described my son exactly. I can't

think of anything more frustrating than homeschooling him would have been,

except maybe sending him to school! Pretty equally unrewarding.

We are STILL saying that we want him to do things more " independently " but it

just goes in one ear and...

I did want to update the group. DS, 26 is now in a wonderful job skill

evaluation program run through a local hospital that specializes in traumatic

brain injury and stroke patients to get them back to work. After over a year of

son applying for a job and multiple interviews that were unsuccessful, Voc Rehab

agreed to fund him in this program. This program evaluates their skills thru

everyday activities such as making a grocery list with a budget, shopping, then

preparing lunch for each other as a group. They work out in their fitness center

daily, do various activities designed to evaluate their cognitive functioning

such as trivia games to measure their strengths and weaknesses. Then they are

paired with an employer and job coach for several weeks, with the goal that they

will be hired. Does this sound too perfect yet! I am afraid that I am going to

wake up and it is all a dream. He's out of the house for 4 days a week, 9-3...

We will have our first team meeting soon and will know more. But I was just

blown away at all of the life skills, social skills, etc. that he is getting. It

is such a blessing.

Sue in TN

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> I envy people like you whose kid is self-motivated. Mine are totally opposite

that. My ds (HFA) has no desire to learn. He doesn't hate learning by any

means. But he is not driven to learn or self-motivated, curious - nor does he

have the ability to focus long enough to complete things on his own. I keep

trying different things here to try to get him to work more on his own but it

isn't happening. I really wanted him to join a program where he could take

college classes in lieu of high school classes for credit in both high school

and college (and high school pays the fees) but I can't picture him sitting

still long enough to do the work. I hate to sign him up and have him unable to

do it. Ugh. I keep saying, " I want to work on having you do more things

independently " and he says, " You said that last year, mom. " lol. ahhh, yeah.

We live in hope. lol.

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> Roxanna

> " I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government

from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of

them. " - Jefferson

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> That is exactly how my 19 year old progressed all through high school. He

found he could focus much better if he worked in blocks. He would choose one

subject and work through the grade at his own pace. Sometimes he choose to do a

unit in science, take the unit test, then take a break from Science and move on

to History for a unit or two. I allowed him the freedom to choose how he

completed the work. I just required that he complete a min of 4 hours of school

work per day, and complete a grade level by the end of the school year while

maintaining a particular GPA. The rest was up to him. Many times I would get

up at 7 am to find he had already completed 2 hours of schoolwork while I slept.

He has never required a lot of sleep and if he woke at 5 am he would just log

into school and do his work while the household slept. He said he could focus

more before the rest of the family was up and about.

> He graduated with 27 credits and only needed 21 but chose to do as many

History electives as he could.

> It's amazing how much and how well our children can do when we offer

guidelines while giving them some control of their classes.

> Best wishes.

> Tricia

> ------original message-------

> Posted by: " dphock " dphock@... Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:30 PM (PST)

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> I'm another mom who is finding that homeschooling is working beautifully for

my 14 year old Aspie daughter.

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> I realized that one of the issues that causes D a lot of stress is juggling so

many subjects at one time. So we agreed she would do a year's worth of English

and math in one semester but just focusing on English, math, and foreign

language, and then after the holidays she will do science and history and

continue with foreign language. Having fewer subjects to juggle, even while

she's still doing the same overall quantity of work, has been MUCH better.

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