Why I'm Glad We Homeschool Our Autistic Son
We are starting our 3rd year of homeschooling our 12 year old son. My husband is the primary instructor. Nathan is minimally verbal, with bipolar and associated irritability, and has self-injurious behaviors. Many parents I hear say "I love those hours someone else is in charge." But we are glad we homeschool. Here is why. 1. He wasn't learning. The people in charge of him, in general, underestimated him. They changed over frequently and each new one would assume that his IQ measure of 46 was accurate and start at the beginning. Again. For some he was even doing ABCs. Many of them he apparently held in contempt because he would act like he couldn't while his TSS snorted with laughter when the teacher would say "the poor dear doesn't understand." Even if they did believe in his intelligence, the load on their time kept them from pursuing what had to be done. He's reading now on a third/fourth grade level and doin...