-Child is autistic as well as bipolar and ocd.Has severe anxiety.Have been homeschooling for 2 years,going well,but considering homeschooling younger child due to teasing at school.I need advice on how to succesfully do this or if I should not attempt.What sorts of special help does he get at his current school, and can you do those things at home while also paying attention to your other kids? I am worried that if, for example, he has an all-day, full-time aide at school, you won't be able to do that at home without compromising the education of your other kids.
Can you handle him at home all day, every day? I know you're his mom so you want to, but can you and remain sane? Would doing this harm your relationship with your other kids, or with him? Not to be harsh, but does having him at school for a few hours give you and your other kids a bit of relief, so that when you are with him, you're able to fully be with him - would his being with you all day harm that?
What things can you do to improve his school time, if any? Have you spoken to the school about the teasing and etc? How does your son feel about his school - does the teasing bother him? I know it bothers you, but does it bother him, or would he rather stay at his school? Is the school routine part of his routine, and would changing that routine make things worse for him re: how he handles his life?
Even with the teasing, does the socializing and special help he gets at his school benefit him? Do the pros of his being there outweigh the cons?
You're his mom, so you know him best; be honest - what do you think? I know you'd like to do this, but can you? Emotionally, physically - as he gets older and bigger... can you provide the special help he needs, or is he best served by staying at school? And if he stays at school, are there things you can do to try to make that situation a bit better for him?
What is best for him? What is best for your other kids? What is best for you? Even if what's best for him is to home school him, *can* you, or does that put an undue burden on your other kids, and on you? And will that harm your relationships with your other kids, or with him? And can you handle it? It's okay if this is just too much for you.
If you think you can do it, would you be willing to try it over this summer for a month, as a summer school type program? Have all your kids do homeschooling activities for a few weeks this summer, and see how it goes. Then make a decision.My best friends mom does this. She has 9 kids all of which are homeschooled and 5 are handicapped and adopted. She is a stay at home mom and her husband works at home also,so he helps.What she does is puts them in groups so her husband gets the handicapped.It works perfectly fine for her,so it probably would for you,just give them both the help they need.
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