Questions for the homeschoolers

[Guest guest]

Hi!

My son will be 7 next Feb. and I will have to notify the authorities about our

intention not to enroll our son (with dual dx) in PS.We live in NC.

My son is on a special diet, so every meal takes time, no quick cereal boxes

breakfasts here!, he also needs sensory stimulation per his OT, daily, plus

daily practice with encouraging self-feeding and drinking from a cup. He attends

an afterschool program 2/week in the afternoon, swimming 1/week, tae kwon do

1/week and OT 1/week. He also need ST and PT so I do what I can on my own.

We feel he benefits from all these things, the problem is there is no much time

for academics, and I am talking the very basics like holding a pencil properly,

coloring (he still just scribbles), understanding counting. He has known his

letters, colors, shapes and things like that, mostly thanks to some wonderful

videos.

I started using the TACCH workbox system and it works well with him but then the

day I do homeschooling I don't get to do any therapy with him. Sometimes I think

I should only concentrate in his sensory issues, his speech,etc. etc. but I know

my husband gets nervous if he feels our son is falling behind academically.

In brief, my question is, how to determine what is the most important things to

concentrate on?

I would love to learn how others have dealt with this. Thank you in advance,