Any Parents with PDD-NOS kids Homeschooling? Is it advisable?

There are many homeschool support groups (try looking on Yahoo! Groups) that are specifically geared to parents of special needs children. You might want to try joining one of them to ask questions.



I know there are a few children in the autistic spectrum in our homeschool support group and they are thriving with homeschooling. In fact, I worked years ago for an educational psychologist who specialized in special needs children and he thought that what most of them needed was an education that worked at their own pace--which is exactly what homeschooling can be. Many people today think that the "experts" in schools can provide more than ordinary people at home, but I've seen a lot of special education programs that are little more than babysitting at best--parents who care about their children and their future are likely to do much better for their own children.



Good luck.Any Parents with PDD-NOS kids Homeschooling? Is it advisable?
It really is up to you and the lifestyle you want.



I have a son who is developmentally delayed and learning disabilities, he is *extremely* social and imaginative though, but used to be easily overstimulated. And he's kind of in his own world a lot, to the point where other kids bully/tease him... homeschooling has been the best thing for him I think.



I find the benefits are these:



Letting the child learn at his own pace, able to teach him to his learning style, cater his education, one-on-one attention, no distractions, no competition in learning those basics that are so important, no over-emphasis on labels like "ahead' and "behind" and focusing on disabilities; being able to be consistent with schedule %26amp; behavior modification techniques and such; able to put him in smaller, more controlled social settings so he wasn't overwhelmed, able to use his creativity and energy by teaching him through the arts and theater and he has taken many classes in art %26amp; participated in community shows that have really helped to motivate him.



Basically this is the kind of kid that typically ends up being put in special ed, or the teachers recommend drugs, or ends up bully bait. Instead he has his self esteem intact, involved in a number of productive activities and has in the last few years really improved academically and behaviorally by learning to work with what he has got.Any Parents with PDD-NOS kids Homeschooling? Is it advisable?
Well, i'm a kid who does it. It is alot of work. I drown in it, but if that's what you think is right, and your kids want to leave their friends, go wiht it!