Hello all.
I am a mom of a 6 year old boy that is in kindergarten at school,, I wanted to homeschool him last year but everyone said to give the school district a try, that that was best and such, so I did,, OMG how sad for my son,, he has multiple dx,, some say he has autism, some PDD-NOS, some a language and articulation disorder, but mom and dad know best, so after doing lot's of searchin and reading, we agree that he has ADHD and a language and articulation disorder.
I also have a 5 year old aughter with autism, she was mostly non-verbal, but that is starting to change, Thank God :). She is due to start K next fall,, she has been on early interention school and that has been the best for her, however, I honestly don't think the school district will do her anygood, and am sure she will regress,, however, I am not willing to wait a year and see with her, because for her that time is gold and dont want to waist it away.

I have been doing lot's of reading about homeschooling in the last year+,, and this morning as I told my husband my plans for next year, he did not agree with me, he has nver really.

So have anyone here dealt with this problem?
How did you handle it?
Did you homeschool anyway and your husband or wife notice the difference and now supports you?
I need some advice on how to go about this, it will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

beky

But he did not fight it either. I first started thinking about homeschooling when my son was in 3rd grade. I got NO support from hubby, and the extended family was very much against it. I decided in 5th grade it would be best but hubby said no. In 7th grade I said I was taking him out no matter what--I would not let the school do further damage to my child. At that point, hubby did not fight me, but his parents did. We homeschooled anyway. By one year later his parents were homeschoolings biggest fans.

Now, I will say that I did not face the additional problems of learning disabilities. Yes, I think parents know best. If you have learned to deal with your children's individual problems, I do think you will be their best teacher. But only you can decide how far to go without your husband's support. Support is one thing. And you can probably do without it. But if he actively opposes homeschooling, it will set up strife in your home that will not be good for the children. Some gentle education about homeschooling over the summer is my recommendation.

Hello: I saw your item on irsc.org. This is the newest resource for homeschoolers. BULMAN LEARNING ALGORITHM is being published next month by the Trafford Co.,ie:trafford.com. Go to their site and type in book title. They will email you when the book become available. This book can be ordered from their Oxford site. I just did my good deed for the day...aeb