This post is second in a related series I am trying to do on our
homeschooling. Click on Part 1 to read previous post. There is
no such thing as an autism curriculum. In Ontario there is no
such thing as a special needs curriculum, as all students with
special needs are identified as being exceptional students with
individual needs. They therefore have an IEP or Individual
Education Plan and undergo continuous assessment at school to
update this IEP. It says on the Ontario Ministry of Education
Website that "It is anticipated that, with appropriate special
education programs and/or services, many students with special
needs (whether formally identified or not), will be able to
achieve the grade-level learning expectations of the provincial
curriculum. " Therefore the goal is to bring the child on level
with his typical peers. No matter what anyone tells you at your
school board, or at the autism early intervention services in
Ontario, know that this is the goal or expectation from the
child with autism. This