re: Talk to me about homeschooling

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Just out of curiosity, if you home school your kid, do you have to give up the school-provided therapies (PT/OT/ST) or are they required by law to still provide them? Do you still have to do the occasional IEP?

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If we homebound him again, he is eligible for services and we'd have IEPs. But, when we decided to home school, that all ended. It's okay though because he is in private therapy. And the school system had absolutely no idea what to do with him. The homebound services were a joke. When he went part time to school, it was a joke. They had him copying off another student most days, which really bothered him. And multiple times a day he says "I'm stupid" or some variation thereof. Because he has been treated like he's dumb for the past 2 years in order to pass him. He's a very bright kid with a body that betrays him. He can learn anything but he can't sit at a desk for 8 hours a day or some days at all.

For those asking about the money aspect, I don't know how other people do it. But, I'm looking for a night job in order to be home with him during the day for school, therapy, and doctors. Without that, it's going to be very hard to stay in our house and live the life we live. But, I imagine that's not the case for most people. I think it's more of a choice for the majority of people. Bottom line though is you do what you have to do.