After my crazy IEP meeting last week, my husband and I did a lot of thinking, talking, researching, second guessing, more talking, etc., and have come to the conclusion that we really need to look further into other options for Jaxon’s education, at least for the next couple of years. He is doing really well with the curriculum but he is in need of more one on one support. The area where he lacks the most skill is writing; he is having a really hard time spelling words as he writes them in sentences. I have done a decent amount of research on this and it is my opinion (somewhat expert I guess) that his brain just needs more time to develop. I believe that all the chelating we did last year was a great start, but now that area of the brain just needs constant “stretching and growing” so to speak. I do believe that with some extra support Jaxon will get on track with his dictation and writing and be successful.
Our alternatives to the public school system would be homeschooling, online schooling, or a private school. In Florida he has already qualified for the McKay scholarship so private school would be an option for us but we are a military family and never know exactly how long before we will be packing up and moving again. I think our next step with Jaxon needs to be either the homeschooling option or the online schooling option so that we can keep it consistent until he is ready to transition back into the public school system.
I have many many more hours and hours of research to do before I can make an “educated” decision about where Jaxon will be attending school next year and I appreciate and encourage any thoughts and ideas you might have for me. I feel like the best advice is from other mothers parenting on the spectrum who have traveled this road already and know some of the short cuts! Thanks in advance, and as always, I will keep you updated!
Our alternatives to the public school system would be homeschooling, online schooling, or a private school. In Florida he has already qualified for the McKay scholarship so private school would be an option for us but we are a military family and never know exactly how long before we will be packing up and moving again. I think our next step with Jaxon needs to be either the homeschooling option or the online schooling option so that we can keep it consistent until he is ready to transition back into the public school system.
I have many many more hours and hours of research to do before I can make an “educated” decision about where Jaxon will be attending school next year and I appreciate and encourage any thoughts and ideas you might have for me. I feel like the best advice is from other mothers parenting on the spectrum who have traveled this road already and know some of the short cuts! Thanks in advance, and as always, I will keep you updated!
