What do your DCs do for social activities?

[Teddyisonhisway]

Sorry, I'm starting threads all over Mumsnet today, I need help brainstorming some ideas for social activities for my DC (aged 13). He has AS and I'm considering pulling him out of his school because of on-going bullying issues. He doesn't participate in any clubs etc at the moment, we had to take him out of football coaching because he couldn't cope in competitive environment. Anyone have any suggestions for socialising him if I do decide to home ed? Perhaps a non-competitive sport that would also double as a PE lesson..? His only interest is music/playing the guitar. Wht do your kids participate in, I need some ideas! Thanks!

Do you have a local music school? We have one run by the local authority which was very good value (a flat rate for the term to do as many classes/groups asthey could fit in).

You may find that he can cope with football, scouts, etc. if he does not also have to deal with 6 hours of school per day. If school is really stressful, he may not have resources left to cope with other activities.

Which is your LA? You may have an EHE group that you could go to and join in with activities. For example, a specifically 13+ group meets once a month in Gloucestershire.

Thnks for both replies! I think a theatre group might actually interest him. We live in a fairly rural area so clubs and societies are a little thin on the ground but I'm trying to locate a fairly near-ish choir or orchestra-type thing maybe. Thanks again.

I answered about the ice skating on the other thread, that's the main place DD1 has made friends. The girls also do dance and drama - DD2's best friends are mostly at the dance school. The ice skating friends are all home ed and the dance school friends are all schooled but it doesn't seem to matter either way.

Rest of the socialising is with our home ed groups (we have two, a more organised local group and a facebook group where anyone can set up an event and invite everyone to it). We go to the local indoor play place (rope ladders, death slides, ball pools etc), to the local park, there are footy and netball matches (which my DDs won't ever attend - not their thing), weekends camping, trips to local attractions, pizza nights, games evenings, barbecues....I've porbably missed out loads. Our problem is finding the time to fit in some work.