There are a lot of advantages of homeschooling special needs children. If you are on the cusp of making a decision about the schooling of your own special needs child, you may want to consider these points in favor of having them homeschooled rather than looking for an inclusive school for them.
You Control the Schedule
Whether you like it or not, a regular school has a bunch of students and a set number of lessons to cover. The schedule that they follow may not always be in sync with the way your special needs student handles school work. If you choose to homeschool your child, you will be able to have a lot more flexibility over how you teach your child. If he or she takes longer learning a specific topic, you will be flexible enough to take it in your stride.
One on One Attention
No matter how good a teacher is in a inclusive school, there are bound to be more students than teachers. The one on one ratio that you would have in a homeschool set up, is just not possible in another school. You will be able to help your homeschool student explore and ask questions with immediate feedback in a much better manner in the homeschool classroom.
Taking Breaks
The attention span of special needs students often varies. There may be days when they can keep up for an hour and there may be days when paying attention for even fifteen minutes is a challenge. In the homeschool classroom you can always take breaks and come back to something more productive for the day. In the regular school the child will simply have to muddle through whatever the rest of the class is doing.
Handling Distractions
A quiet and peaceful ambiance is a great place for special needs children to study. This may not always be possible in a classroom full of students. If one child gets upset, the others also tend to follow. Having an isolated place for the homeschooling classroom can reduce such distractions to the minimal, making it easier for the child to concentrate on the studies.
