Alternative Education for Aspergers and HFA Students

"We've had a rough school year with our son (6 year old with high functioning autism). So glad it's coming to a close in a couple weeks! My husband and I are seriously considering some alternate form of education for him in the next school year. What have other parents done in a situation where the school is simply not meeting their child's special needs?"

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Bethany said…
Thank you for this article. I chose to remove my 10 yr old son from PS last fall. Many factors including peer issues/teasing, intense stress for my son and a lack of help/understanding from the school led to our choice. He has changed so much for the better and is finally able to have positive social encounters. He is also learning much better now than he ever did in PS. For us, it was the best decision ever to chose homeschooling for him!
August 5, 2011 at 8:48 AM
Anonymous said…
Vera Melianovich AMEN! You took the words right out of my mouth! What a battle last year trying to get the school, my son's teacher (who was a FIRST year teacher....not good!) to understand my son's needs.....and the bullying and teasing is the worst when the staff allows it :( I am currently exploring other alternatives..
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Hilary Ann Baird oh yea Im 24 and was just diagnosed with aspergers and the teachers allowed me to get bullied as well
August 5, 2011 at 1:09 PM
Anonymous said…
Jessica Swift Great article but might be good to mention that the supervision of homeschooling you described varies from state to state. Our state does NOT supply the curriculum, and it also doesn't monitor our progress. We love homeschooling as an alternative, and after a horrible time fighting teachers just during pre-k, we left the public school system and never looked back!
August 6, 2011 at 10:21 AM
Anonymous said…
Anonymous is right - Homeschooling laws are different from state, and in some places different from town to town.
For instance, my state does not provide any curriculum or reimburse me for my homeschool expenses (though some states do).
My Aspie son loves homeschooling and would never go back to school full time if given the choice.
September 7, 2011 at 9:51 PM
WAHAUF said…
I have been looking into a variety of Virtual Charter Academies as a solution to our problem. Our 16 year old Aspy son has refused to go to public school for months now, ever since moving from Houston, TX to Pittsburgh, PA, mostly because the school and classroom setting brings up a flood of memories of his old school, for which he pines, causing massive headaches. He doesn't believe an online school would be much better, but we have to try. Unfortunately, it is too late in the school year to transition. He needs an alternative way to try to catch up over the summer. What to do?
I also worry he and his stay-at-home mother have the self-discipline and drive to do it consistently.
May 7, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Unknown said…
my son similiar problem. - "home instruction" can be implemented right away within the IEP - In Southern Calif orange county.
April 5, 2018 at 11:26 AM
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