(Tags #Aspie #Aspies)
The topic came up on Facebook about having problems in high school. I had plenty in junior high. For high school, my parents moved me to a small Christian high school and it was great.
Now, I’m 46 years old, and have two Aspie children. They were in a small public school until junior high and high school and then we started home schooling. The public schools in our area are large and there’s lots of aggression.
We might be moving to a smaller town that has a better school. If that happens, then my daughter might go there.
One way of surviving high school is to change to a learning environment that fits you (or your child if you are the parent). The same is true of adult learners. Does online work best for you? Then take as many courses as you can online.
People want will tell you that your children need socialization or they won’t turn out right. I figure my children won’t ever benefit from bullying, teasing or being assaulted. They do benefit from church and all the other activities we do with them.
When they get into the adult world, if they are talented and work hard, then socialization is not as important at work and being quirky is a little more acceptable if you are good at your job.
Is the environment doing damage? Change to a different environment.
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It always helps to find one or two close friends who share a common interest and you can relate to as yourself. Both of my children have a best friend that accepts them just as they are. Home schooling has benefited my children as they can learn on their own, decide when to do socializing in an area of interest and go at their own pace. The only challenge now is when they have fights over vocabulary words or argue with the book's answer.
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