How to Make Homework Tolerable for Kids on the Spectrum
Aspergers and High-Functioning Autistic kids are noted for having an obsession with just one or two activities – and homework is usually NOT one of them. Some moms and dads have great difficulty in getting their youngster to shift from their “obsessive interest” to “homework.” We recently took a poll here on MyAspergersChild.com . Moms and dads (300 in total) of kids on the autism spectrum were asked about homework-related problems. Here are the results: 8% said that their youngster hated school because of homework 10% had no problem getting their youngster to do their homework 16% reported that homework often caused a meltdown 18% had to remind their youngster to do their homework 48% said that homework was a daily family battle What are we to do if our "special needs" youngsters hate homework? Unfortunately that answer is not straightforward. It depends on the reasons WHY your youngster does not want to do homework. Here are five reasons these children ha