Gottalovecosta
Thu 02-Feb-12 14:15:37
Our son is 5 years old and in the diagnosis process for ASD. He really, really struggles with school. As such, he's at school 9-12pm daily, and this week they've called me around 11am to collect him and he's been in meltdown mode and he's going backwards, rather than forwards with his behaviour.
He hates being in a large classroom and seems so unhappy. I'm at home with him and my younger son, and am considering home schooling. We're flexi schooling right now and home schooling is something that I've been thinking about for a while now.
Just wondering really what it involves, so I have to 'do' anything such as reports for OFSTED or keep a journal of his development? Sorry I really am very new to this!
ommmward
Thu 02-Feb-12 15:04:12
no time to reply properly - just wanted to say yesyesyes you qre going to have such a good time
look into child-led/autonomous home education
read alan thomas and whatsit "how children learn at home"
and before you do anything, find out properly about the limits of the State's power to control how you educate your child (you'll be amazed at the demands some LA staff make, and little basis they have in law... depending on your preference, you need not have timetble, curriculum, inspections... but the LA staff may well try to persuade you otherwise)
SDeuchars
Thu 02-Feb-12 16:36:59
Gottalovecosta: so I have to 'do' anything such as reports for OFSTED or keep a journal of his development?
No, you don't have to do any of that. Many people EHE children on the spectrum - it removes a lot of the stress because you can modify what you do to what they can cope with, unlike in school. My DD shows Asperger's traits and I think EHE (which I did from the beginning) was our saving.
I'm reading Sensory Perceptual Issues in Autism and Asperger Syndrome and it is very obvious that school can never be the best place for a child with ASD. I found it much easier when my DD reached teenage and we could talk about how things were for her and how she perceived what was happening - if she had been stressed dealing with school, I'm not sure we'd have done that.
