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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP who is homeschooling because of her DD's illness. This is curiosity and you may not wish to answer but I am curious as to what illness makes homeschooling a necessity but she can work long days at the mall and play on sports teams?[/quote]

She has an autoimmune disease. It is a period of flares and remissions. She does not work long days at the mall, she works 3-4 hours two days a week (right now anyway, but how often she can work varies). Her employer is aware of her illness and that she could go into a flare and miss work and they understand her need for potential accommodations and understanding.  Her sports teams have always been very supportive of her sometimes missing practices or games. In fact, some of the biggest supports she has are teammates and coaches.

The nature of chronic illnesses is that they have periods of the child being well and then periods of being very sick. In my daughters case the flares are very unpredictable in both frequency and duration.

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My child has a similar issue. He has Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) that made him very ill all of a sudden during 8th grade. He misses a lot of school when symptoms are bad and trying to get all of the accommodations he needs for school is very difficult. Right now he is only going half days. It's very difficult to keep up with block scheduling and classes that are taught in a sequential manner, like math and languages, when you are in and out of school. Full-time homebound, which he had to do last year, is too isolating and feels like the illness is controlling life. Homeschool gives some control and reprieve from constant crises in trying to keep up with schoolwork. My son's doctor suggested homeschooling might be a good alternative for him but it's a tough choice because when he is well, he loves school and the social interaction with friends. Unfortunately, he is expected to have this illness until possibly his mid 20's, at which time about 80% of people who became ill with the condition as teens outgrow it. It's very difficult to know what the right solution is for school when your teenager has a chronic illness. [/quote]

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