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RE: Homeschooling children.
November 30, 2011 at 9:25 pm
(November 30, 2011 at 9:19 pm)Justtristo Wrote: (November 30, 2011 at 3:29 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: I am not a big supporter of homeschooling but I'm considering homeschooling my daughter because the school she goes to is not meeting her needs. The best way to describe her is slightly autistic. The school seems to be incapable of handling this and is almost belligerent in their unwillingness to work with us. Time wise it's not too great a burden for me to home school because I do most of my work from home. The problem is I don't know if there are any home school programs that are non religious.
Does anyone know of any home school programs that are non religious?
Home schooling is rare in Australia, because the evangelicals here have access to low fee (heavily subsided by tax dollars) evangelical schools for their children.
In my state we have the Distance Education Center which runs homeschooling programs and I have not heard anything bad about them. It is aimed towards children for some reason or another cant attend schools.
http://www.distance.vic.edu.au/
Anyway I am wondering if there are in your area ASD support groups and especially groups for children with ASD's by any chance?
I looked into this. There is a support group on the south side of town. Houston is a very large city which makes the drive too long. Also my daughter is only slightly autistic. Autisim is a spectrum.
Thanks for the link, I'll look into it.
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RE: Homeschooling children.
December 1, 2011 at 11:13 am
(November 30, 2011 at 9:25 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: Also my daughter is only slightly autistic. Autisim is a spectrum.
That's a professional diagnosis?
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RE: Homeschooling children.
December 1, 2011 at 1:10 pm
(December 1, 2011 at 11:13 am)Jaysyn Wrote: (November 30, 2011 at 9:25 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: Also my daughter is only slightly autistic. Autisim is a spectrum.
That's a professional diagnosis?
A determination by the elementary school counselor (who has a Dr. degree). I read up on Asbergers and I agree that this is probably correct. I think I should get a second opinion. I don't know what I could do with a second opinion but perhaps it might be useful. It doesn't seem to matter the school refuses to do anything.
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RE: Homeschooling children.
December 1, 2011 at 1:15 pm
defo get a second opinion, the only way to go on most matters.
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RE: Homeschooling children.
December 2, 2011 at 7:27 am
(December 1, 2011 at 1:10 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: (December 1, 2011 at 11:13 am)Jaysyn Wrote: (November 30, 2011 at 9:25 pm)Ziploc Surprise Wrote: Also my daughter is only slightly autistic. Autisim is a spectrum.
That's a professional diagnosis?
A determination by the elementary school counselor (who has a Dr. degree). I read up on Asbergers and I agree that this is probably correct. I think I should get a second opinion. I don't know what I could do with a second opinion but perhaps it might be useful. It doesn't seem to matter the school refuses to do anything.
If you have a
real diagnosis from an actual neurologist (not just a suggestion from someone with a doctorate in child development or education), and the school isn't making accommodations for your child's learning disability, you can sue them under the ADA to force their hand.
Good luck.
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