This is my third year homeschooling 2e/pg ds9. I don't regret pulling ds. Some days, I wish we had/have more options. He's been in some form of therapy every year since he was born. However, we live in a state that has zero gifted funding/services.
DS had been in a special needs pre-k program in public schools until age 5 when we withdrew him and put him in a private gifted school. Ds was born with severe SPD so the public schools wanted to keep him in special education for kindy due to attentional issues, sequential work, following directions, etc. When we put ds in the private gifted school, we didn't know that they wouldn't be able to accommodate him either.
Since homeschooling, my experience has been positive - though I've definitely had some bad days and some very bad days. Still, the psychosomatic and some of the behavioral issues that came with school have largely disappeared. With homeschooling, I've been able to better get a handle on dietary and environmental (ie. overstimulation) issues which contributed to ds's 'behavioral' issues. I've also managed some days to be able to handle how far to push/nudge ds and when to hold back and wait.
Homeschooling enables a parent to juggle mood swings, motivational and attentional levels, etc. It can be extremely efficient in comparison to any formal schooling and individualized/personalized. A one-on-one education dedicated solely to a child's needs is just not possible with the public schools. At home, he can take a more leisurely lunch, fidget, go to the bathroom any time, take multiple breaks, or even temporarily delay things. He can also self-pace, rapidly accelerate, delve deeper and wider into subjects, etc. - which wasn't possible with school.
