How to Select an Autism Homeschool Curriculum
This is the time of year that I get the most requests for advice on how to homeschool children on the autism spectrum. Sometimes it is from parents who have decided to start this journey from day one of the new school year, and other times, it is from discouraged and disappointed parents who have encountered too many roadblocks in their child's traditional school situation to justify continuing to send them to their existing school. Regardless of the exact situation, it is likely that any parent would feel quite a bit of anxiety at the prospect of bearing the responsibility of their child's special needs education. So for everyone... Step 1: Relax! Most homeschool "experts" encourage new families to take at least a month off after leaving the traditional school setting. This is time for both the student and parent to decompress and unlearn some of the bad educational habits picked up from an unhealthy learning environment. For my son, he left sc...