The challenges and rewards of homeschooling a child with special needs is best understood by those who have walked that path in life.  Please read Monica's Story as an introduction to this page where information and support for homeschool students with special needs will be provided as it becomes available.

Ten Reasons to Homeschool Your Child with Special Needs

There are so many reasons to homeschool all our children, but on top of all the great benefits to homeschooling our kids there are even more reasons to homeschool our children who may be struggling. HSLDA’s (Homeschool Legal Defense Association’s) studies show homeschooling our special needs children have even greater benefits than homeschooling our other children especially through high school! Here are some of the benefits I have discovered from homeschooling our special needs child from birth through high school.  Read entire article...

Resources for Homeschooled Students with Special Needs

NATHHAN is a Christian organization dedicated to serving families homeschooling special needs kids. It is based in the States but they have members all over. Their primary support is online and there are many helpful articles available.  Visit www.nathhan.com.

The Canadian HSLDA office will send out packages to members who choose to homeschool special needs kids and can offer legal advice as well as advice to help the disabled enter higher education.  The Canadian HSLDA web site (www.hslda.ca) has limited information available, but their information packages can be requtested by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The American HSLDA web site (www.hslda.org) has a lot of information available.  Visit the sections for the Struggling Learner.

Books for Special Needs Homeschooling

Home Schooling Children with Special Needs - Turning Challenges into Opportunities!
Available from Amazon
By Sharon C. Hensley, M.A.
Revised Edition Copyright 2001
Noble Publishing Associates
ISBN 1-55857-010-4

Homeschooling the Challenging Child - A Practical Guide
Available from Amazon
By Christine M. Field
Published by Broadman & Holman Publishers
Copyright 2005
ISBN 0-8054-3078-4

RVHEA Special Needs Homeschooling Support Contact

For questions related to homeschooling children with special needs, email the RVHEA special needs homeschooling support contact at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .