Children and adults on the autism spectrum have struggles in three main areas: behavior, communication and social interactions. That is the definition I see each and every time I search for the meaning of autism and try to understand my sons diagnosis more. Not once have I ever read that being autistic meant not being smart or unable to learn or be taught. And after almost four years since being diagnosed never has my son ever showed that he wasn’t as smart as his peers.  I know I’m not the only parent who feels this way. Yes, everyone believes their kid is the next Albert Einstein and no I’m not saying my child is some genius that’s misunderstood. I’m writing to express my thoughts on education and autism.  I’m so tired of hearing he scored less than this percent and less than that. Of course he will score less if he’s being tested the same as children not on the spectrum. How can you take a group of children all with different strengths and weaknesses and tell them they all have to take the same class, learn the same thing the same way and take the same test. But, if you can’t give the same answer the same way as majority of your peers then you are not a smart as them and you need to be in a slower class and labeled as "below average." (This is an issue i have with common core too but I’ll save that for another day) And this goes for all children not just children on the spectrum.

With 1 in 68 children being diagnosed why aren’t more schools equipped to properly teach children on the spectrum? 

Homeschooling gives parents the opportunity to become hands on with their child’s education.  It allows the child to spend as much or as little time necessary to focus on all strengths, weaknesses and interests.  All children should be allowed to learn and develop at a pace comfortable to them. 

  Deciding to home school my son wasn’t a hard decision but one my husband and I didn’t take lightly. We’ve seen drastic change in our son after having one on one, hands on therapy and attention.  This has help improve his behavior and social interactions tremendously and we believe the same approach with his education can help show that he is at the same level if not higher than other children his age.

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www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/ncnj/christianscrew