Social Skills training???

[Guest guest]

I just started homeschooling my 10 yo son this year. He does not have an

official diagnosis because my husband will not support me getting one. He

clearly is AS from all the research I have read. So I am just trying to treat

it as such despite not having the support of a medical diagnosis and everything

that comes with it. It is incredibly hard. Everyone thinks (my DH

included)--that he just needs tougher discipline--that if I was more strict at

home he would behave better publicly.

It honestly drives me crazy!! We do have rules--but he is a very dominant

personality as well and tries to run the show. He could literally require

almost constant discipline when siblings are around so I have relaxed quite a

bit for my own sanity.

Our main issue is when he gets in large groups of kids--he turns into a " 2 yo "

IMO! I can have great conversations with him one on one--but the second we get

in public he is picking at other kids--trying to play active games at

inappropriate times. Always spewing facts about this or that. Has anyone had

really great success with social skills training--and if so what avenue? Are

the CD's good from Model Me kids or are these avenues a waste of time and

money?????

Thanks for all your great support!

Amy, Indiana