I am so frustrated for Arran at the moment. We have been home educating for three years now and with all things considered it is going well and we now have a happy teenager compared to when he was at school.
Every month we have been meeting a local home education group at a play centre although some of them are getting a little tall for it so generally mill round and chat. It is cheap and cheerful though.
Arran finds socialisation very difficult. He always remains on the outside of conversations. He does join in but on his own terms. The kids there are used to him now after three years and he enjoys going most of the time . This is his time to spend with kids his age and they go out of their way to make him welcome. It is really important for him.
The group is split into two uneven pieces. There are the young children which make up the majority and play in a separate area. and then our group who sit together. There are four families and eight kids. most of which are Arran's age which is great. Over the last year things have started to change. One family do not come that much as the mum studies which I can understand. It is nice when they attend. I am sorry for Arran though as he knows the oldest child from when they went to the same primary school and nursery together. He still has the others? I was less surprised when another went back to school as her other children already went and she found it difficult.Arran did though particularly like her son. But I was shocked when the last family have decided to return to school. She has three boys all of which are important for Arran to interact with. They are going to try school. I know it sounds selfish but what to do now as Arran has no where to go. OK, there is a bowling group but it does mean that he is back to the beginning again where he has to build up trust with new people. This is a big deal with a child on the Autistic spectrum.
When I told him he was really upset.
We thought long and hard about home education and with drew him from school for good reasons. I have really enjoyed chatting to the group and I am sorry that circumstances have changed for them. I don't blame them but we want to make this long term. I am just sorry for our son. I feel quite low about it. I think I will have to look further a field to find another group. Looking on the computer it seems so much more organised in other countries such as America who seem to have vast multi age camps for home education.
Catch up England! Rant over.
Forms have arrived for his assessment for Aspergers. Just waiting for his old special needs tutor to return hers then we can send them off. It is then just a case of waiting. If he is diagnosed which is likely I think that I will try and find a social group linked to Aspergers. I think it would be good for him to mix with children similar to himself.
I am sure we will sort something out.
Every month we have been meeting a local home education group at a play centre although some of them are getting a little tall for it so generally mill round and chat. It is cheap and cheerful though.
Arran finds socialisation very difficult. He always remains on the outside of conversations. He does join in but on his own terms. The kids there are used to him now after three years and he enjoys going most of the time . This is his time to spend with kids his age and they go out of their way to make him welcome. It is really important for him.
The group is split into two uneven pieces. There are the young children which make up the majority and play in a separate area. and then our group who sit together. There are four families and eight kids. most of which are Arran's age which is great. Over the last year things have started to change. One family do not come that much as the mum studies which I can understand. It is nice when they attend. I am sorry for Arran though as he knows the oldest child from when they went to the same primary school and nursery together. He still has the others? I was less surprised when another went back to school as her other children already went and she found it difficult.Arran did though particularly like her son. But I was shocked when the last family have decided to return to school. She has three boys all of which are important for Arran to interact with. They are going to try school. I know it sounds selfish but what to do now as Arran has no where to go. OK, there is a bowling group but it does mean that he is back to the beginning again where he has to build up trust with new people. This is a big deal with a child on the Autistic spectrum.
When I told him he was really upset.
We thought long and hard about home education and with drew him from school for good reasons. I have really enjoyed chatting to the group and I am sorry that circumstances have changed for them. I don't blame them but we want to make this long term. I am just sorry for our son. I feel quite low about it. I think I will have to look further a field to find another group. Looking on the computer it seems so much more organised in other countries such as America who seem to have vast multi age camps for home education.
Catch up England! Rant over.
Forms have arrived for his assessment for Aspergers. Just waiting for his old special needs tutor to return hers then we can send them off. It is then just a case of waiting. If he is diagnosed which is likely I think that I will try and find a social group linked to Aspergers. I think it would be good for him to mix with children similar to himself.
I am sure we will sort something out.
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