My oldest is high functioning autistic with ADHD and OCD in there as well. Technically, our Ed psych said that autism does not come with other diagnosis but, in reality, most of them do... I don't really get the diagnostic stuff. But, it is nice having it as a problem solving place to start with our son and other people who work with him. He loves independent, workbooky curricula. Very different than what I did before - but I am getting better at doing that with him. He does well with all language arts. We found he needed a mastery math program and are back to using math mammoth after a flirtation with TT.

Oh, we did not need more than one computer - they give you one, at least here in Colorado. The youngest was hardly on the computer at all. The oldest used it more often. I needed it most of all.

We used a k12 charter last year. Some of the curriculum was great. Some if it, math in particular did not work out. This meant that I supplemented with something else. My dear mother had to go in and take 4th grade math tests for the remainder of the year. Aside from math, what is disliked was that I had one kid on the American Revolution and another on Egypt. I really like combining when it makes sense and I did not have the flexibility to do that. One mom here had a 4th grader and a 2nd grader and the school let her do 3rd grade history and science. They said mine were too far apart. But, there is apparently some flexibility there if you ask. I may look into this again for high school in a few years -if only I could do my own math!

I like this idea. I may try this off and on to lessen the pressure.

Jennefer, I have an 11 year old aspie and we are doing WWE for the first time this year. The dictations kill him and I really modify and break it up piece by piece. He is also really good at memorizing errata information so, I am not sure what it is about the dictations but I pretty much give him one sentence at a time and even that does not always go smoothly. Today he told me that there is so much in his head it is hard to hold onto those dictation sentences. At the beginning, he struggled with the passages and narrations as well but, now he is doing great with those so, I keep plodding along. I have really seen his reading comprehension jump and his ability to summarize has expanded greatly thanks to WWE so, I haven't really stressed over the dictation.

:iagree: I also agree wholeheartedly with this We had a really rough start to the school year. Lots of hours in the hospital. The workbooks saved us and could be done from a hospital room as well with no pre planning from me. You have to love a curriculum like that. :)

:iagree: more things to research now :lol: So far mine are: WWE FLL OPGTR

In our co-op last year, I pulled out the Dec of Independence to analyze and about half of the kids in this group could not read it. The ones that could we're taught some form of cursive/italics.

My dd is using TT3 now as a 2nd grader. Last year, she did MM both the 1A and 1B sections. The TT3 is working out beautifully for her but, I don't think she would have been ready for it last year.

I use both for my dd and ds. I really cut down on the repetition. If it says do it three times, we tend to just do it one time. I also kind of meld two lessons together at a time and take a day off in between, especially if it is focused on the same skill. This goes so fast that, it gets done and they have yet to complain. I love that even with changing things on the fly, it is scripted to the point that I don't have to plan ahead of time.

I agree, TWTM.... Took me awhile to jump in and now that I have, including their language arts programs (FLL & WWE), I really appreciate the foundations layed there.

At the time ds was diagnosed, it was suggested we go with prescriptions that focused on ADD/ADHD. And we didn't. However, now that he is getting older, it is his anxiety and OCD behaviors that really get in the way of him being able to function at times. Mama sheep, it strangely encouraging to see that there are aspies out there that also manifest OCD behaviors (we are not an island). I may need to look into finding a doctor for that alone.

We have always taken full days to do school as well. I could never figure out how people did it in half a day. In fact, we do a co-op day and so I am having to push the boundaries of our days even more. Still working out the details. And, as far as husbands go... Mine used to be a teacher, is now a school administrator and he is just now getting used to the idea that the laundry doesn't miraculously get done while I teach our son with aspergers long division. *sigh*

We do history and science in the afternoons on wed, thurs, and Friday. Friday is one of our only days that we don't have evening activities so, that is experiment day. Tues is our co-op day and on Monday afternoons we do Geography, art, and ecology/nature studies. This is our longest school day and the other day with no activities in the evening. We do all of the language arts and math in the morning every day.

Oh, sorry, I missed your post about switching to the charter school. K12 is a lot of work and the initial learning curve is huge. Plus, having a special needs child in that curriculum is not necessarily a good match, certainly not in my experience. I hope things work out well with the school. :001_smile:

:grouphug: I was here last year, with a special kid as well. First, I had to slow down... Don't feel you have to keep up with their plan, especially at the beginning. After weeks of tears over math, our teacher moved us a grade level down. After another month of tears, I switched him to math mammoth and my dear mother went in and took the k12 tests. We got through the year but, I followed my own schedule and if their curriculum absolutely didn't work for us, I started to switch it out and just checked boxes. By the end of the year, he had grown leaps and bounds and the teacher, who was wonderful, never even knew what we switched out and what we didn't. This year, we are homeschooling and it has been so much more peaceful. Go ahead and PM me if you need more specific help on modifying k12.

:iagree: And I also agree with the those who suggested you look into the WWE curriculum.

We were in a k12 virtual school last year. Math almost killed us the first day. Then, a few weeks later they just moved us down a grade level. Still, this did not work for my son. Finally, halfway through the year, I realized I could just mark it off and we switched to math mammoth. Problem with marking off, on lots of it, you had to take the test. My mom was kind enough to sit for a few afternoons and do that for me. She had to retake more than she wanted to admit. She was a teacher for years and was pretty shocked that she failed quizzes in 3rd grade math. :lol:

I love both of these services... You just saved my family loads of money! :001_smile::D

:iagree: Definitely don't need that one

:rofl: Hah, PlumCrazy, I so relate to this! Did the same thing last year:rolleyes:

I have been using the Chalean extreme set which looks like a baby program compared to the others I bet :lol: but, wow, it is fun, I am motivated to do it and, my husband is going to start it with me next week.

This may have been posted here and that is why I found it but... I love this article called,"Yes, My Grown Homeschooled Children Are Odd — And Yours Will Be Too!" http://www.homeschoolnewslink.com/blog/?p=629

Last year we did MFW ECC. I thought the science was weak at first so, I grabbed something else that -- well, we didn't use. The ecology stuff was actually great! I would suggest that you at least go through the MFW science first and then see how you are feeling about it.

In a similar fashion, my daughter was told by a girl in her dance class that it was "clear she was getting dumber now that she was being homeschooled because she didn't know that peanuts are actually meat." :confused: