tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post2574093427345412922..comments2023-03-24T05:50:57.382-07:00Comments on Jump on the Rollercoaster: If you thought about it, you'd throw up...Valerie Foleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17144896658431548065noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-74510499047941709082011-02-22T04:56:03.588-08:002011-02-22T04:56:03.588-08:00We've just transitioned from homeschool to Dis...We've just transitioned from homeschool to Distance Ed and Aspie teen has found using an egg timer along with a diary where he forward plans his subjects for each hour with the time periods seems to help.<br />Good luck!Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14864094753113341376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-45202928375153545332011-02-19T20:05:52.669-08:002011-02-19T20:05:52.669-08:00I hope this proves to be a workable path for you a...I hope this proves to be a workable path for you and your son Valerie. We all deserve that, at the very least - a workable path and support to keep us moving along it. <br /><br />Even though I know homeschooling was the best option for us this year (given the need for Simon to destress before entering the specialized private school in the fall), I can tell you that I have made an appointment with my doc to have my blood pressure checked. Not kidding. I've never had a blood pressure problem (except for a brief stint with the pregnancy-related version) but my little guy is turning 2 in a few months and unlike Simon, he's hitting the "terrible two's" full force. Between the 2 of them all day, Simon's Aspergers and now OCD, homeschooling, and my Aspie husband and teenaged step-son.... oy vey. I think my health may be paying a price.<br /><br />But we do what we have to do, right? <br /><br />A tip: keep peppermints or chewing gum at your son's desk so he can grab and crunch/chew as necessary during his work. I've found this really helps keep Simon on-task.<br /><br />Caitlin<br />www.welcome-to-normal.comCaitlin Wrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683662224096157734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-77426992301380446392011-02-17T18:45:17.083-08:002011-02-17T18:45:17.083-08:00My hat's off to you. This is truly an incredi...My hat's off to you. This is truly an incredible thing you are doing. I love my son but homeschooling him is not an option for me. I don't have the patience. I hope it all goes well for you.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00035150095648500333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-55134992803274770702011-02-17T14:21:46.655-08:002011-02-17T14:21:46.655-08:00Rock and a hard place.
It seems that with spectrum...Rock and a hard place.<br />It seems that with spectrum kids, or just kids on the edges of average, you can have academic development *or* social development. <br /><br />There just doesn't seem to be enough time in the day to do both properly. Bricks and mortar or homeschool - both have pros and cons.<br /><br />The impossible decision is which parts of development are more important at which time. Do you keep the social development chugging along, working to get it to 'age appropriate', and let the academic fall behind, or vice versa.<br /><br />We chose the social (mainly because I could not find a way to make home schooling work, practically), and boy has finished high school with some skills and some good friends, but no qualifications.<br />If we'd homeschooled, would he have started Uni at 15, but have no idea about catching a bus to the city to hang out at comic book shops with friends? Or would he have just skipped the 'nasty' side of social, and made friends in the easier environment of university? <br /><br />Let me know if you find out, Val!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15204296607647235533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7963954635935513841.post-51218821415351142532011-02-17T11:57:26.930-08:002011-02-17T11:57:26.930-08:00Valerie,
What a moving and honest account. I admi...Valerie,<br /><br />What a moving and honest account. I admire you so much for homeschooling. What a commitment and investment of love that is. No matter if this is THE answer or not, your son will benefit leaps and bounds by having this time with you. <br /><br /> We all make so many mistakes and will make so many more by the time we are all said and done, what is really important is that you are loving your children and doing the best you can for them, no? That's what I tell myself anyway. I have also made mistakes educationally but it is so difficult to find the right place, right people, right method that will stimulate your child's learning process. I sort of think of it like autistic children are like a lock for which you have a keyring of thousands of keys that all look the same and the only way you can find the right one is to put the key in the lock and wiggle it to see if it will unlock the door. You don't know them until you actually try them but you have to try so many until you find the right one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923923651866941447noreply@blogger.com