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Public or Private Schools?
By Richard | August 20, 2007
What’s Your Opinion: Public or Private School for Kids with Autism?
Lisa Jo Rudy | About.com
Some schools are already back in session. Others will be starting up in just a week or two. This year, for the first time, our family will be taking a whole new direction. We’ll be homeschooling our 11-year-old son with autism! This is a big new move for us, and one that I hope will lead to some interesting articles, interviews and opportunities.
Our reasons for choosing homeschool were fairly simple: we didn’t feel our son was getting a good education. We explored our public and private school options. And we didn’t like them - for a wide variety of reasons. We’ve both had educational experience, and we felt we might be able to do a better job teaching our son than anyone else! MORE
Topics: Education |
August 20th, 2007 at 11:30 am
Congratulations on making the decision to homeschool! Homeschooling a special needs child is fun and rewarding. I’ve been homeschooling my kids for almost 12 years now. My kids range in abilities from extremely gifted to language delayed with mild autism, and they all do wonderfully. I’ve never regretted the decision.
August 20th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Thanks but the above article wasn’t written by me, just FYI.
Thanks for reading though!
Richard
August 20th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Actually, it was written by me! Thanks so much for your note. I’m still pretty nervous, though have some good support - mostly in the form of my husband, Peter, with whom I’m sharing the adventure. We also have a rising second grader who will be attending regular public school. If all goes well, we hope to homeschool both!
Lisa Rudy
autism.about.com