Prepping for Homeschooling for the Fall 2023-24 School Year

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Good afternoon Everyone,

August is winding down and we are in the last few weeks of summer vacation. Did you create some memories? As a homeschooling mom to an older autistic teenager my job as a mom and homeschooler is a bit more involved, especially when it comes to homeschooling a student on the spectrum.

When we started homeschooling our youngest, there were so many homeschooling workbooks to navigate and figure out what would work best for my child. Sometimes you have to go through a lot of trial and error to get it right.

If this is your first time starting your homeschool journey with a special needs child, look at all the options available to you. We had tried it all:

1. Public School

2. Co-Op Homeschool

3. Part-Time Homeschooling

4. Remote Public School

Fortunately for us, because we had tried everything else, including what types of accommodations he would need and unfortunately, we did not find that in the options above.

It was only after and during the pandemic, where we saw the disparities in our local public school district that we were able to make an informed and final decision. Sometimes this works out for parents with special needs children and their local school district where the communication, IEP meetings and overall transparency of your special needs child's progress is easily accessible. This was not the case for us.

We chose WACA (Washington Connections Academy) because of their strong communication, access to our child's academic progress reports on a monthly basis, transparency in how our special needs son was doing academically/ emotionally and an overall sense of belonging and being a valued member of the Washington Connections community.

To learn more about what makes Connections unique visit WACA . If you are interested in learning more and speaking with a school representative call 1-800-481-0756 and mention that you were referred by an existing family.

I hope you have a fantastic rest of your summer vacation and that wherever you are in your homeschool journey that it works out for you.

Warm Regards,

~Mandu (aka MomAdvocate)

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