I worked briefly in group homes for autistic people. They were pretty disabled. Are you connected with your state’s disability office?

Are there any sheltered work places for your sons to join? If they like being productive, I would think it would be a good road to consider.

With my boys, having them exercise before school worked best. How about Teaching Textbooks for math? 7 sisters homeschool has bundles for ELA that would be straightforward to use. Alternatively, Lantern English has full year English for around $325. They have quarterly classes that are affordable, too. I have used a lot of different science and honestly find Apologia with the notebooks the most straightforward to use. It’s written for homeschoolers. I just discuss places where our family disagrees. Guesthollow Biology is also straightforward as is their world history.

Praying

I loved the years we did Sonlight. I can’t see your child’s age from my phone, but, especially in the early years, do what brings you joy. It is most important to be consistent and make progress in math, learning to read and writing. The rest is honestly gravy. Sonlight is full of rich books. Even after we “left” Sonlight for my oldest, all my youngers read our favorite Sonlight books and used parts of the Cores. It is definitely rigorous and rich enough to use through your child’s education. We only switched to join friends in a co-op which my oldest needed at the time. I would also encourage you to try to take a deep breath. There’s no perfect out there. The curriculum is not what will define your homeschool. New things will pop up. You and your child will change and need new things. I used to make pages of long term curriculum plans. I found that, particularly in high school, we never followed them. (And I am a huge planner.)

This is my question to everyone, too. It’s not that he’s ASD, it’s that he is using drugs and bringing possibly unsafe people to the property. Yes, he needs to support but that doesn’t mean he gets to do exactly what he wants and treat people however and everyone just has to live with it.

Don’t all mothers want this for their kids? It is an awful situation. I think your dh is doing the right thing.

The first thing I would do is sort out what credits you are giving him from this year. Next, I would make a clear simple plan ( like you are asking us to help with.) If all those co-op classes have homework—that is a lot for most 14 year olds to keep track of. I would make sure he has a plan book. I would plan a check-in meeting with him once a day. I would also consider doing one subject with him. I read science to one of mine and was his lab partner. Working independently on all subjects can be really hard for some kids. That said: English: I found Sharon Watson’s Illuminating Literature easy to use. I would allow him to listen to the audio books. For writing—if you can, work with him. Start with solid paragraphs. Consider IEW, it’s good for struggling writers. Sharon Watson’s writing would work, too, but back up to Jump In. Science: Biology —preferably one you can read to him or that has an audio component. History: I’m thinking of doing an American history this year with documentaries, movies and discussions with more in depth research once a month. I haven’t put it together yet, but I think there are history through movie classes available. In terms of hours— you are shooting for 150-180 in core classes. So more time in getting things done may be irrelevant. Does he expect to work at least 6 hours a day? ( I just reread about you not wanting outsource or things you put together oops I’ll leave this here anyway.) Foreign Language: This is harder to do without outsourcing. My dyslexic used Aim Academy Spanish. Otherwise,I’d explore something like Manga or Duolingo. I like Ulat, but find it works better with my involvement. Consider a PE credit He can listen to his literature as an audiobook while he runs or uses the elliptical Exercise is excellent for focusing teen boys Most of all, have clear work hours where no screens are allowed. Have times you check in on him for progress reports. I also suggest all computer work be done in a room where you are. Plan fewer threads for him to keep track. The bonus of this year is that you and your son learned a lot about what works and doesn’t work for him!

I liked because of your plans with ds. I’m sorry about your medical test being off. I’m glad you are getting care for it.

I wouldn’t want my sibling including that my mom called my dad an old goat bc that is also a reflection on her that is only representative of the end of her life. It seems a bit disrespectful of her memory—to me. The dog part is lovely and wonderful though.

I just checked and mine is working fine. If you are using your phone, maybe you need to update.

We had them in my area, too. NE Ohio

Our cat acted a bit confused but that may have been because we kept going out in the deck and then sat there for awhile. That is has not been normal behavior for us since last summer. So who knows.

Lol. I can totally see dd saying that same thing to me!

Oh, great! My bff used Olive Garden for a rehearsal dinner and was very pleased. The centerpiece is lovely! I hope you have a wonderful time.