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Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome of related interest Home Educating Our Autistic Spectrum Children Paths are Made by Walking Edited by Terry Dowty and Kitt Cowlishaw ISBN 1 84310 037 1 Choosing Home Deciding to Homeschool with Asperger’s Syndrome Martha Kennedy Hartnett Foreword by Stephen Shore ISBN 1 84310 763 5 Asperger’s Syndrome A Guide for Parent’s and Professionals Tony Attwood Foreword by Lorna Wing ISBN 1 85302 577 1 Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome A User Guide to Adolescence Luke Jackson Foreword by Tony Attwood ISBN 1 84310 098 3 Homeschooling the Child with Asperger Syndrome Real Help for Parents Anywhere and on Any Budget Lise Pyles Jessica Kingsley Publishers London and Philadelphia This book reflects the personal experiences and opinions ofvarious families and, in particular, one author. It should not be construed as medical or legal advice. Every parent should do his or her own research and act according to individual circumstances. The author is not offering professional advice, nor is the author liable for damages. Names in the book have been changed to protect privacy. All rights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use ofthis publication) without the written permission ofthe copyright owner except in accordance with the provisions ofthe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms ofa licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright owner’s written permission to reproduce any part ofthis publication should be addressed to the publisher. Warning: The doing ofan unauthorised act in relation to a copyright work may result in both a civil claim for damages and criminal prosecution. The right ofLise Pyles to be identified as author ofthis work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Jessica Kingsley Publishers 116 Pentonville Road London N1 9JB, UK and 400 Market Street, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA www.jkp.com Copyright © Lise Pyles 2004 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Pyles, Lise, 1955- Homeschooling the child with Asperger syndrome : real help for parents anywhere and on any budget / Lise Pyles. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 1-84310-761-9 (pbk.) 1. Asperger’s syndrome. 2. Asperger’s syndrome—Patients—Education. 3. Home schooling. 4. Patient education. I. Title. RJ506.A9P953 2004 371.92—dc22 2003025161 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN-13: 978 1 84310 761 3 ISBN-10: 1 84310 761 9 ISBN pdfeBook: 1 84642 055 5 Printed and Bound in Great Britain by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Contents Acknowledgments 7 Preface 9 1 Should You Homeschool Your Child with Asperger Syndrome? 11 2 Developing Your Plan 38 3 Some Family Models 77 4 Unit Studies 97 5 Where Academics Meets Asperger 108 6 Making Your Own Learning Tools 161 7 The Computer 171 8 Older Students 180 9 What Else Do I Need to Know? 208 10 Final Thoughts 226 Appendix 1: Asperger Resources 232 Appendix 2: Homeschool Resources 236 Appendix 3: Social Skills 240 Appendix 4: Facial Expressions 242 Appendix 5: Idioms 243 Appendix 6: Sample High School Transcript (US) 245 Appendix 7: Books, Software, DVDs, Games, Toys 249 Appendix 8: Finances of Homeschooling 260 Bibliography 263 Index 265 Acknowledgments Ifthisbookreflectstruth,anditismyferventhopethatitdoes,itistothe creditof dozensof familiesthathavebeenbrutallyhonestinproviding me their stories. These good people have filled out distressingly long questionnaires, answered off-the-cuff questions, discussed thorny problems, aired complaints, shared victories, and confessed worries so thatotherfamilieswillbenefit.Inshort,theyhaveprovidedthegutsof this book. I am respecting their need for privacy in not naming them individually here, but I thank each one for the valuable contributions they have made. Asalways,Iamgratefultomyparents,JayandEstelLarsen,forthe lifelessonstheygavemeandfortheirunwaveringsupport.Also,Ithank mytwosonswhohavetaughtme,eachinhisownway,whatanabsolute honor and awesome privilege it is to be a parent. I’d like to thank Jil Edwards, whose encouraging remarks in high schooldidmoreformybuddingwritingcareerthananyEnglishclass,a factthathasgivenmemuchtoponderduringthewritingofthisbook. I’d also like to acknowledge Sue Sorensen. Reconnecting recently withmybestfriendfromchildhoodhasbeenaphenomenalexperience. We were on the same wavelength as kids, and now, as mothers to childrenwithAspergerSyndrome,wearestillonthesamewavelength. I’mstartingtounderstandthattruefriendshiphasagreatdealtodowith wavelength. Finally, I’m most grateful to my husband, Bill, for giving me the couragetofollowmyheartandforhishelpindoingso.Inthisbook,I writeaboutthingsthat‘I’didinhomeschooling,butitwasatrulyjoint effort. His constant support, hands-on assistance, and general encour- agement have ensured the successes I’m now able to write about. Our homeschooling experience, like parenting, has been a ‘we’ proposition in every respect, though he seldom gets the credit. So thanks, silent partner. I love you. 7
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