There are a number of people choosing to homeschool their children for special needs. These could range from simple attention deficit disorder to severe multiple handicaps. Such children are able to do better in the homeschool environment because they get the encouragement and support of their parents and do not have to deal with the limitations of the traditional schools. The flexibility that homeschooling affords these special needs students makes it an ideal choice for continuing their education.
Advantages of homeschooling include the parents being able to monitor medically sensitive children in a controlled atmosphere, allowing the homeschool students to work on real life problems rather than worksheets that don’t really help them much, as well having fewer distractions to challenge the learning that occurs naturally in the homeschool set up. For parents who are willing to put up with the cynicism and criticism from non supportive family member and well meaning but annoying friends, there are many more benefits to be found down the homeschooling route with special needs students.
The most common battle fought by homeschooling parents of special needs children is the fear of being found inadequate to the task. However with more people choosing to follow this path they can rest assured of a number of mentors who will be happy to help with challenging situations that arise. On the whole the rewards tend to far outweigh the costs and most parents will testify that despite the paralyzing fear that they faced when they first decided to educate their child at home, they are now happy with the decision that they made.
They will be the first to admit that the path is far from smooth, but they will also encourage you to try it. When you persevere with the homeschooling of your children you will realize that there are many people who are willing to give you good advice about how to proceed, where you can figure out getting a good curriculum to suit your needs, and even how to manage with the extra demands that taking care of a special needs child will put on your time.
