Oh, Your talking about Homeschooling your child?

How wonderful! I homeschooled my 7 yr old grandson (now 8 yrs. old) for similar reasons as yours. How great it was. He learned to focus. He learned the purpose of school, he learned social skills in the neighborhood coop classes. He went to play dates and playground days and made solid friendships. I was able to take him to daily swim lessons, where he developed coordination, focus and round the clock physical and mental stamina. I was able to get into his head to select just the right way to help him learn and behave. I developed a reward system that worked well by trial and error. There's so much you can do while at home. I individualized his schooling to a curriculum that matched his personality and learning style. He caught up the lost 1st grade, completed 2nd grade and half of 3rd. His evaluation was great. We were so proud. He is now in 3rd grade public school and doing 4th grade work in all but science and history. In those subjects he's on grade level. I tried to prepare him for public school the whole year and I believe we were successful. Some children need more time and some less. I would have loved to have him one more year, but circumstances prevented it. Despite this, he seems to be doing quite well so far. I'm sure there's more work to be done, but he's much better.

Try and relax and enjoy. This can be very fun, pleasant and relaxed.

Try and locate your state and local homeschooling resources so you and your daughter are not isolated.There are many. If you need help, message me.

Take care

Thanks so much! It feels good to hear from people who are doing the same things, even if they can be harder.

Check this site out. I found local enrichments classes there for my grandson.

http://www.homeschoolcentral.com/support/index.htm

Hi Wendy!

I homeschool my 10 year old. This will be the second year for us. We do K12. she loves it and is just thriving. Her doctors can't believe the changes for the better we are seeing. I only wish I had done it years sooner.

Good luck! It does get easir when you get a rythem going.

I was to the point or homeschooling 2 yrs ago and again last year because of a teacher that my ASD child had for one class, 3 times a week. If they had placed her in that classroom as a main teacher Sara would have been gone! We had no homeschool coop here then, I just found out there is one now:)

We have always worked with her a lot and she has always been in a regular classroom. I basically figured school was for the social lessons, although she does well in academics. We put her in Young-5's even though she passed the Kindergarten readiness test.

No early intervention here, we were on our own, truthfully I think as hard as it was, it was better for her up to a point and then the social issues at school start really taking over.

It sure sounds like you made the right decision for your child.

Thanks! My daughter has issues with toileting and I was getting comments from the aides . They were making comments about Casey to her van driver and in front of other kids. I talked to the teacher about it but she would never admit any wrongdoing. It was never the aides or her it was always other people lying. Casey was so unhappy she was biting herself daily. So, this was my last alternative, Its difficult right now because of the curriculum but getting better. She was not doing very much at school because of her behaviors. So she is way behind.. Oh well, we'll just keep plugging away.

I just want to wish you luck and all the best w/your daughter. This is my first time at this support group. I have an 11 1/2 year old girl with severe Autism. I find that it is a day by day thing. I accept her for who she is and I just try to help her have a good life as best I can. Be well. Thinking of you. Angelina123

Wishing you the best of luck! We are basically going through the same thing with my son. He is in the first grade and having a repeat of last year in kindergarten. He does well academically but socially is a different story. He's in a regular classroom setting but having trouble being in a small room with alot of kids. He acts out, has meltdowns, hurts himself and has even tried to run away from the school. Their solution? Punish him. Take away his recess. My son barely gets recess anymore. We have had many meetings with his school about this and our next meeting is next Wednesday. That is the meeting where I lay down the law and say this is how it will be or he's done here. We have already started the Cyber School process they are just waiting for our decision. If you ever need to talk I am here.

Take care

Thank you everyone for their comments. My daughter is 9 but was still doing 1st grade work . We have started out at a 2nd grade level and its been challenging. There is so much she didn't do in school. I'm struggling to teach her so she can do her current work.

Don't worry. I homeschooled my grandson last year. He was a year behind in reading and more so, in writing. It took us till January of the school year to really start working full speed. There was so much to learn. I had to learn my gs learning style, we had to learn how to communicate effectively, I had to design the best reward system. I just loved designing the best curriculum for him. I had such freedom. We read books together in the sun and did geography lessons using the neighborhood, there were science experiments with shadows and light and he got to nap when he got tired. It turned out he did best when he had a break after every lesson. I used rewards at this time for completing assignments. It was fun and motivating. He started to like learning again. It took a few months, but he and I settled in quite well. I was so relieved and happy to see him excited about earning his rewards and feeling successful. One day, he looked at me and said. "YOU, taught me that, grandma!" with pride. It was so touching to hear that from him. He was thanking me in his own way. As the months rolled on, we found different ways to make learning fun. We used an online reading comprehension cartoon program. He learned to touch type 20 wpm,with Sponge Bob Typing, He learned his multiplication tables in 3 months! I found a great game called Timz-Attack. It was a role playing game with different lands and ogres and waterfalls. We saw video clips with You Tube for all sorts of stuff. He learned to cook and use manners for breakfast and lunch. At the end of the year I prepared his evaluation and was bowled over at how much work we did. It seemed like there were so many days it took him so long to settle in, or got tired or stressed out. But in the end, there was so much to show. I marveled at his progress. The online reading program Reading Raz swept him up a grade and a half. He was doing multiplication and division with lightning speed. But most of all, he was not afraid to learn, he was calm and more self assured and he was happy! I never imagined that he would come so far. So please don't worry. Be patient, it takes time. Enjoy yourself. Don't rush through things. Just know that things will be better and better.

I don't have any advice, but am wishing you and your daughter the very best! May this new program work for her!

Having worked in a job where I had to change adult "diapers" I can tell you that unless people do not allow the comments they are made! I had a rep for being a real b about this even when the other staff thought the person wasn't capable of understanding what they were saying. My feeling is that everybody deserves respect!

Good for you for sticking up for your daughter!

Thank you! Everything is going pretty good . Still struggling with the curriculum a little bit but this is all new to her. I know she is so much happier. I've gotten comments from several people that she seems like a different kid. In a good way! :) Thanks for everyone's comments. It feels great being able to touch base with other people.