UPDATE:HOMESCHOOL MY 14YR OLD SON OR NOT.

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First of all i wanted to say thank you to all that replied to my first message about homeschooling my son. There are definitely different opinions on this, some for and some against it. ONION i just wanted to say you were a big help. Obviously for you, homeschooling your son is something you wouldn't change and you and others who replied ,made me see that i am making the right decision. It has been a hard one to make, i won't deny it. Last year when he was extremely depressed, my husband and i had to decide whether or not to put him on Prozac. I as a teenager was on this medication as i had OCD for a number of years and the medication made my mood worse. The decision to put him on Prozac was a bit like my decision to home school. Should i put him on Prozac and maybe make his mood worse or wait till his mood gets worse to then put him on Prozac.Homeschooling--should i home school and maybe make things worse for him or wait till things get really bad, then home school him.It's a catch 22 situation. In the end the Prozac did make things worse, he had a lot of suicidal thoughts and started to self harm. He was hospitalized for a while and came off Prozac. Anyway to get back to the homeschooling...i feel in my heart of hearts i am making the right decision. I am not going to send my son into an environment any longer where he feels totally isolated. Where each day he comes home and is so depressed and down. My husband works, so i will be able to stay at home and help with his schooling. It has been a very long process of thinking on my part if i am doing the right thing. Do i have doubts?...Yes...but i wouldn't be a loving parent if i didn't!..Do i feel that my son would be happier, more contented, relaxed, able to work at his own pace if i home schooled him?......The answer to this is yes..yes...yes..one more time..YES!

you should know that drugs has a diffrent effect on aspies then nt's thats why i preffere depressions above drugs also you shoulnd listen to docters easly sinds they always ignore the side effects like ritalin i asked on this forum if i should take it and every one said no but then why do docters always suggest it?i woulnd understand that ever anyway i woulnd suggest homeschooling i would still suggest a special school for aspies above that sinds i think in many ways that would be bether and i think he can make more easly friends there im sure he would regret it when hes old enough i once also didnt care of making friends to but that suddenly instantly changed so be aware but im not saying that homeschooling is bad sinds all i know is that its learning at home so your free to do what you whant just be ready for the side effects that can occur in the future

All the best to you and to your family, bebe098. Concerning homeschooling, we made the same decision years ago with our two kids as you just made with your son, and we have no regrets at all in doing so. Take care.