Home schooling

[tatsblisters 11,468]

15 minutes ago, Franks dad said:

They are similar but autistic people have a more complicated brain structure if that’s the right word , adhd can be mediated, autism cant …. Autism is more complicated in the way your brain works , we literally think talk and see things differently…bizarre as it sounds …. you get tested to see if it’s adhd in your autistic assessment along with testing for global delay and learning difficulties as they could all be contributing to an individual’s condition…. 

Then their is a higher risk of developing epilepsy amongst those under the autism spectrum like my 25 year old grandson has got. His early school days were quite good until he went to the Catholic secondary school were his life was made a misery and his parents would have homed schooled him but like most folk time and other kids did not make it viable. To say he has autism and epilepsy that he has to take medication for he holds down a regular job has never brought trouble to the door and has recently bought his own house obviously with help from his parents. 

[Franks dad 3,320]

19 minutes ago, tatsblisters said:

Then their is a higher risk of developing epilepsy amongst those under the autism spectrum like my 25 year old grandson has got. His early school days were quite good until he went to the Catholic secondary school were his life was made a misery and his parents would have homed schooled him but like most folk time and other kids did not make it viable. To say he has autism and epilepsy that he has to take medication for he holds down a regular job has never brought trouble to the door and has recently bought his own house obviously with help from his parents. 

Now that takes courage, and determination…. Hat off to the man …. Tell him that from me that’s inspiring

[WILF 53,124]

1 hour ago, Bendigo said:

Thanks lads 

@WILF I value your words and posts on this 

@Blackmag  cheers pal. T is a great lad and we need to get em out fishing once the weather warms up

@mC HULL I really do get the point you are trying to make. My thoughts on this have come about due to numerous things not just having a few punch ups. The more I learn about other options than regular schooling the more I see better outcomes at every level for my lad. The thing that  makes my choices easier is that my boy is already well socialised and taking him out of the current school won't in any way isolate him from others. He's super social and confident.....his current situation is sucking that out of him. 

We are looking at a different school after the Easter holidays....but fck...the more you look at the realities of home schooling the more it opens your eyes. 

Been talking to a bloke who teaches first aid and his nephew was home schooled so he took him to work doing first aid courses one day a week and he's offered to take my lad now. The local army cadets is in the TA barracks which is a medical detachment....they said if he was knocking off first aid qualifications and getting a day a week in with my mate (who they know) then the would make use of my lad down there. Now although these two conversations aren't set in stone.... and were just half hearted if buts and maybes...it certainly gets your mind wandering about possibilities. The out come of 5 years at this secondary school is at most a handful of 2nd rate GCSEs.....3 years of first aid training and a language night school alone would be more useful that! That's before I've arranged a month in a mates engineering firm or another mates joinery workshop. I can arrange private maths and English. Fck me he could go out trapping moles do a project on starting a business....I'm sure my accountant would help him. 

Chances are him will start another school where he already has some good mates....but for now I'm getting sucked down a home schooling research rabbit hole. Fck I could send him to south Africa on a professional hunters course!

If I can help in any way with advice, well maybe not advice but just with my experience, don’t hesitate to message me mate and ask. 

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I know schools can be dreadful places stupid Nasty kids teachers that are not up to their jobs supply teachers walking out after a day can go on about our old school our primary school was good nice head teacher strict and friendly place every year 6 sobbing at the last day in primary secondary school just left soon as we  could do not look back 

[Blackmag 6,897]

49 minutes ago, WILF said:

If I can help in any way with advice, well maybe not advice but just with my experience, don’t hesitate to message me mate and ask. 

That is a great offer wilf bendigo as met my lad a couple of times now first time he hardly said a word to him second time totally opened up to him and showed his personality we liked his company and  will have more of  it shortly but bendigo is a clever lad that thinks things through he's a clever sort and a total gent to boot but we both know what it's like when we choose home schooling the uncertainty that comes with it 

[Bendigo 2,371]

56 minutes ago, WILF said:

If I can help in any way with advice, well maybe not advice but just with my experience, don’t hesitate to message me mate and ask. 

Out of likes....I never doubted you would be there with help and advice. There's definitely some good dads on thl