1. Introduction: Why Would We Want to Do That?
Mainstream inclusion: where are we now?
Why consider flexischooling?
Is it part-time education?
Is it more suited to the child with lower academic potential?
Isn't it the school's responsibility to meet his needs?
If school is so inappropriate, why not just home educate?
Part 1. A Consideration of Flexischooling
2. Why Does Flexischooling Work so Well for the Pupil with an ASD?
Persuade the school to consider it
Work out how to record the 'full-time education'
Practicalities: keeping him safe
Agree what constitutes 'success'
Curriculum content and examinations
Extra-curricular activities
Challenges you might come up against
Looking to the future: employment
What about me? Parents and flexischooling
Part 2. Flexischooling in Action
6. Sam's Story: A Mother's Perspective on Flexischooling
Are there disadvantages to flexischooling?
Can it work for the older child?
What about working parents?
Doesn't he miss out on schoolwork?
How do you know what to teach?
Can he still have support in school?
Do external agencies still give you support?
What do others who have tried flexischooling have to say?
I don't have the expertise to teach him! Can we still flexischool?
Don't siblings feel hard done by?
Isn't it an organisational nightmare for my disorganised child?
My relationship with the school is already rather tense. Will we be able to work together?
My school says flexischooling is illegal. What can I do?
What if he still hates the parts of school he does go in for?
Whose responsibility is it to make sure he is getting a 'full-time education'?
References and Further Reading
