[jamaly]

Home schooling is the best option for children with Asperger's.

That is completely contrary to the advice from mental health experts. Children with Asperger's need to be surrounded by the educational process as well as the socail interaction at school. They need to participate in team sports, choir practice, Sunday School, visits to museums, summer camps (day camps), swimming lessons, music lessons and any other social acitivity the parents and child can handle. Certainly not all of these acitivities at once; but, stretch the child's ability as much as possible. If they are allowed to stay home and "hide from the world" they will quickly become house bound and very hard, if not impossible to change by junior high. At least that is the advice we were given. It certainly isn't easy; but, so far it works.

[Scotswife]

"If they are allowed to stay home and "hide from the world" they will quickly become house bound and very hard, if not impossible to change by junior high. At least that is the advice we were given. It certainly isn't easy; but, so far it works."

While my son was not diagnosed with Asperger's, he displays some Asperger-like social symptoms.
Your post rings true about not allowing this type of child to hide from the world.

One thing that has helped my son immensely is that we have a large family.
He is forced to socially interact with his siblings every day - they are his best therapy.

If he were an only child I don't think he'd be doing as well.

[perseid 67]

Asperger's flourish in schools which are well organized and disciplined. Most of our public schools and many private schools aren't stuctured enough for such students to become successful. If the normal students are modeling bad behavior, Asperger students will pick up on it and model it with sometimes disastrous results.

You are right about team sports and other social activities. If the Asperger student is talented in sports the public schools will help. If not, it is up to the parents to involve the Asperger kid in sports teams out side of school.