Home Schooling Aspergers Syndrome
Tips for homeschooling a child with Asperger's Syndrome
An Article by Dave Angel about home schooling Aspergers -
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In this article I am going to outline the key factors that any parent must know when deciding to home school their child with Asperger's Syndrome. Home schooling the child with Asperger's can be beneficial because you know your child better than anyone else.
When Home Schooling AspergersIn the home school environment, routine can be maintained because there is not the impact of the needs of other children or other interruptions. Further, you have the ability to teach to your child's strengths that may not be readily recognized by others within the school system.
Because as I am sure that you know it is often not the individual teachers that are at fault – but overcrowded and under-funded schools are often the bigger problem.
It may also help your child avoid the effects of bullying that is often associated with any child who is different. A great deal of research indicates the problems of bullying in Asperger's children can be very significant and of course very damaging.
This can include looking at suitable youth clubs, sports and leisure groups that your child may be interested in.
You will also need to work on emotions, social situations, Feelings etc. as part of the home school curriculum.
This can be through discussion, emotions cards, role-playing, using specially designed computer software and obviously getting out there in to the community for real life lessons and social skills testing.
There are now many websites dedicated to home schooling (some include information about home schooling Aspergers) that I would advise you to take a look at such as:
It is also important to remember that there are certain protocols and legal requirements to follow for home schooling which you will need to check with your local education board.
In summary - home schooling Aspergeres can be excellent as it can better meet your child's needs and help to reduce bullying. But social skills and interaction also need to develop and this has to be properly considered for the home schooled child.
As well as this any parent must take good advice on the subject and thoroughly research before taking such a significant step.
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I have some very important and interesting information for you:
Obviously, homeschooling your child that has Asperger's Syndrome is going to require that someone be home with him or her.
I know only too well how difficult and even impossible that can be in today's economy.
I had no choice but to figure out how to work from home when my son was 15 months old because he came down with Kawasaki Disease and then from that day forward there was always something "wrong", and eventually everything that goes along with Asperger's Syndrome.
I knew that the Internet was the way to go but I had absolutely no idea how I was going to make the Internet work for me, let alone allow me to stay home with Cameron.
Then I found Solo Build It! (SBI!) and it all started falling together from there.
There can't be a more perfect mix. You're at home with your child homeschooling him/her and there will be plenty of time where your child is working on his or her own and you'll need something to do. This is where SBI! comes in. While your child is working on his schooling, you can be right there working on your new business that will allow you to work from home.
I am living proof that it CAN be done.
Go ahead and take a look at it and see what you think. There's a 60 or 90-day money back guarantee. You might just be surprised at the ideas that start springing into your head as you read about the program.
Stay in touch and let me know what you think, I'd love to hear. :o)
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For as much time as I spend researching Asperger's Syndrome this website should have thousands of pages but because my son has Asperger's Syndrome I find that the things I want to work on very often are not the things that I have to work on so I'm still not able to spend as much time on it as I'd like to.
As he heads into adulthood (he turned 18 on Dec 13 and yes I need to update some things at my website such as my home page that says he's 17) I'm finding that I have even less time on my hands as I spend more time trying to master the puzzle of how to help him transition into "life after high school".
That's where Autism Tomorrow: The Complete Guide To Help Your Child Thrive In The Real World comes in. It's a guide to help your kids after high school. You'll find parts of the book will be applicable and some won't depending on your child's current age. Although the title implies "Autism after high school" there is still quite a bit in there about what to do before your child hits "real life". But overall a helpful book.
Please contact me if you'd like to send a copy of your book to me for review. I would absolutely love it!
Fiction, Non-fiction, Auto-Biographies, Instructional books, etc. I'm interested in them all. :) And if you autograph it that would be SUPER cool! ;)