State: CA
Country: USA
Member since: May 15, 2008
Last logged in: Nov 10, 2008
Hi there, I'm Teresa, Mom of twin 17 yr old boys who are now said to have higher functioning autism, but that wasn't always the case. At first they were diagnosed with severe autism and mental retardation but with lots of intervention, therapies and hard work they are doing really well!
I am now homeschooling my boys, after getting tired of all the drama of brick and mortor schools, using California Virtual Academy. Which is an online public school where the boys are in classes at grade level and are excelling at it!!! Even on the Dean's list!
I've been married for 23 years to my wonderful hubby! We are a retired (ha ha) military family and my hubby is now a defense contractor and still works in the same building he did before retirement (hence the ha ha) lol!
I live with my family in Northern California, where we enjoy the weather and no snow lol.
My boys are avid swimmers and enjoy stepping out the backdoor and into the pool! We also love bbqing and camping.
Well I hope to see you on the boards!
Teresa
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by tc on 09.20.08 - public - 98 visits
This the boys 2nd year of homeschooling with California Virtual Academy High School and they are doing great! We love not having to rush to get ready in the mornings! School in jammies is great! lol
The boys are doing really well so far with A's and B's and the teachers are coming along lol! Some but not all of the teachers know about the boys autism. As issues arise I will point out that the boys do have autism and an IEP but I really like that the boys are treated like every other student whenever possible.
We have a great special ed coordinator this year and she's got the boys therapies going with outside agencies started at the very beginning of the year and she's also working to set Jamie up for success for completing the CAHSEE exam. (John's already passed both sections of this exam, but Jamie has refused to even take it : ( ughh!!!)
The boys have some really tough classes this year! Pre Calculus and Trigonometry, British and World Literature, Personal Finance, Biology, Government, Geometry, American Literature, Chemistry, Spanish II, Careers, and PE so Mom is getting re-educated right along with the boys lol!!!
Well I hope everyone else is having a good start to the school year as well!
Teresa
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LisaAKAmom
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008
I just pulled up the link and they do even have one in my school district. I didnt even know about this program...but I will be sharing it with other families too! Thanks for the information...I know it will help someone, like I said maybe even me. I'm hoping christian will be able to hang in there...but only time will tell that one. Have a great day.
tc
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008
Lisa, There are some schools who use the k12 program in your state and you can find that information here at the k12 site. They have great curriculum. http://www.k12.com/curriculum_and_products/schooling_programs/online_public_schools/ Teresa
LisaAKAmom
Posted on Sat, 20 Sep 2008
That's awesome news....Sounds like a great Program too. Is it only in California? I havent heard about it before....but you know alot of college is done online now too so I bet this is great experience for that too. I may need to look into this option in the future...depending on how things go this school year with Christian. I just dont know if I have the patience to homeschool.
4muskateers
Posted on Fri, 19 Sep 2008
If I could get Julian into V. A. I would, and keep him home...but he is still to far behind in grade level so our options are few...but I will be cheering the boys on from here...way to go mom, you can handle all the school work too.
