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Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on February 02, 2000 at 18:04:03:
Hi there Maureen, I too have heard that higher functioning kids can run into difficulties when they hit this age. Have you considered taking him out of school? By now he will have got all the basics - reading, writing, basic maths skills etc, the academics now are for the forthcoming exams. How attached are you to the idea of him getting through those? As for the social side of it - i believe home-schooling can really take the pressure off for these kids. My eldest son [9] did Son-Rise full time for 18 months after his intensive in Dec 96 and has been home-educated ever since. We made this decision for him because we believed that although he had made tremendous progress he would not benefit from having the extra challenges they would come his way in the school setting. At home he retains his self-confidence and doesn't get any messages telling him that it's a problem that he is behind academically, or not as able to play in a large group etc. He has control on when he wants to socialise and when he doesn't and that means he never gets 'overloaded'. He also can work one-to-one with me to help him with stuff he finds more challenging like reading and feels totally sure that he is doing great. Basically he has the space to go at his own, sometimes very alternative!, pace. If Thomas didn't have to do football on friday, then he wouldn't be open to the challenges that seem to make him stand out from everyone else and encourage him to feel that it is a problem. For Jack, being a bit different/very individual! is a gift, a blessing, a something that is definitely not a problem - and he believes that. He has that totally accepting environment [that son-rise taught us] in which to blossom and grow, follow his own strengths, absolutely in his own way. I hope this message will give you food for thought, i find that making decisions is so much easier when i am aware of all the choices i have, it may be that way for you too. Do contact me direct by clicking on my name above if you want to know more about home-schooling. Best of luck, with much love, Shara
: My son is ll years old and went through the Son Rise program five years ago at Option Institute (with wonderful results). At the time, the team agreed with my husband and me that he was better off in regular school (mainstreaming). This has also been very successful. However, recently Thomas has started to feel inferior to his friends who have an easier time with learning, motor skills, etc.
: I would love to hear from anyone who has a high functioning child and how they have approached the situation in terms of discussing the child's diagnosis.
: My son is basically a very happy child who (I thank God) is doing well. Howver, I hear that kids can really go downhill at puberty and I'd like to take as many preventive measures as possible.
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