Autism Research

» lroeder - Does anyone here homeschool?

I have thought about cyber schooling for my children for years but I don't think I can do it. My older 2 just don't listen well enough and my middle child's attention span is horrible. My youngest has autism and is really good with learning, especially here at home but I don't know if I could teach him all day long.

Any of you homeschool?

-- posted by lroeder

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» Joy Butler - Does anyone here homeschool?

In response to Does anyone here homeschool? posted by lroeder:

I homeschooled for ten years and my children are now grown, one with a college degree and the other is homeschooling my grandchildren. My experience is that homeschooling requires only about 3 hours a day so it's not something that you would have to do "all day long". Homeschooling does however require a committment. You stated that your children don't listen well enough and that their attention span is horrible. How much of that could be due to the hectic schedule of regular school days? If they were in a calmer environment and allowed to learn through some of their own interests, rather than a one-size-fits-all curriculum, do you think their attention spans possibly could improve over time?

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» molliejoy - home schooling

There can be a creative possibility of both. You can choose, for instance to have your child go in for PE, Art, Music, Math, or a combination of some classes, but home school in the areas that are too overstimulating or frustrating. At the same time, I feel that if kids with AS or Autism are going to feel more comfortable in life with some consistent exposure to a school setting. Then when they get out in "real life" they will have had enough experiences with groups, teams and various subjects and teachers to be more open to job situations etc.

-- posted by molliejoy

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