Home School Support GroupsWhen considering home school support groups review your personal reasons and needs for seeking support. There are hundreds of yahoo! and state homeschooling groups. (Links listed below.) You can choose to join an online group, forum, and/or a group that meets close to home at a physical location. With so many support systems available, I suggest trying out a few different groups to see which one is a "good fit" for you and your child(ren). Remember do not offer up too much information about yourself, your location, and personal history, if you join an online group. Be cautious of groups that are mainly networking their own products or websites, unless you are looking for a networking site yourself. Consider looking for support group postings, asking about local support groups, or posting an add at: natural food stores, religious book stores, charter schools, libraries, and churches. You can also start your own support group online or by posting a classified in your local paper. To narrow down your search keep the following ideas in mind: What are your primary support needs? (curriculum development, field trips, teaching ideas, getting started, friendship, socialization, networking) For a detailed search of a local home school support group, scan down to localhomeschool.com.
Alabama: Home Educators of Alabama Round Tablealabamahomeschooling.com Alaska: Alaska Private and Home Educators Associationwww.aphea.org Arizona: Home Education Network of Arizonawww.hena.us Arkansas: Home Educators of Arkansas (HEAR)www.geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/4555/index.html Connecticut: Connecticut Homeschool Networkwww.CTHHomeschoolNetwork.org Delaware: Delaware Home Education Association Florida: Florida Parent Educators Associationwww.fpea.com Georgia: Georgia Home Education Associationwww.ghea.org Hawaii: Hawaiihomeschoolgroups.yahoo.com/group/Hawaiihomeschool Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaiiwww.christianhomeschoolersofhawaii.org Idaho: Idaho Coalition of Home Educatorswww.chois.org Illinois: Illinois HOUSEwww.ihen.org Indiana: Indiana Home Educatorswww.ihen.org Iowa: Network of Iowa Christian Home Educatorswww.the-niche.org Kansas: Christian Home Educators Confederation of Kansaswww.kansashomeshool.org Kentucky: Kentucky Home Education Associationwww.khea.8k.com Louisiana: CHEF of Louisiana www.chefofla.org Maine: Maine Home Education Associationwww.geocities.com/mainehomeed Maryland: Maryland Home Education Associationwww.mhea.com Massachusetts: Massachusetts Home Learning Association www.mhla.org Michigan: Network of Michigan Home Educatorsnmhe.tripod.com Minnesota: Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educatorswww.mache.org Mississippi: Mississippi Home Educators Associationwww.mhea.net Missouri: Missouri Association of Teaching Christian Homeswww.match-inc.org Monatana: Montana Coalition of Home Educatorswww.mtche.org Nebraska: Western Nebraska Home Educators Networkwww.geocities.com/western_nebraska Nevada: Nevada Homeschool Networkwww.nevadahomeschoolnetwork.com New Hampshire: New Hampshire Homeschooling www.nhhomeschooling.org New Jersey: Alliance of Home Educatorswww.geocities.com/ahe_nj New Mexico: Christian Association of Parent Educators New Mexicowww.cape-nm.org New York: New York Home Educators' Networkwww.nyhen.org North Carolina: Homeschool Alliance of North Carolinawww.ha-nc.org North Dakota: North Dakota Homeschool groups.yahoo.com/group/northdakotahomeschool Ohio: Christian Home Educators of Ohiowww.cheohome.org Oklahoma: Home Educator's Resource Organization of Oklahomaoklahomahomeschooling.org Oregon: Oregon Home Education Networkwww.ohen.org Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Home Educators Associationwww.phea.net Rhode Island: Rhode Island Guild of Home Teacherswww.rihomeschool.com South Carolina: South Carolina Home Educators Associationwww.schomeeducatorsassociation.org South Dakota: Alternative Instruction Association of South Dakotawww.geocities.com/aia_cc Tennessee: Tennessee Home Education Association tnhea.org Texas: Texas Home School Coalitionwww.thsc.org Utah: Utah Homeschool Networkgroups.yahoo.com/group/utah-homeschool-network Vermont: Vermont Association of Home Educatorswww.vermonthomeschool.org Virginia: The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolerswww.vahomeschoolers.org Washington: Washington Homeschool Organizationwww.washhomeschool.org West Virginia: West Virginia Home Educators Associationwww.wvhea.org Wisconsin: Wisconsin Parents Associationwww.homeschooling-wpa.org Wyoming: Homeschoolers of Wyomingwww.homeschoolersofwy.org Yahoo! Home School Support Groups and information about the sites: Quote from site: "AS You Like It is a secular list for parents who homeschool, or who are thinking about homeschooling, children with Aspergers Syndrome, HFA, or PDD. Friends and relatives of these children are encouraged to join AS You Like It. People of all religious faiths and personal philosophies are welcome. We are an open-minded, forward-thinking, mutually respectful group of individuals, with diverse belief systems, who share the challenges and successes of parenting and homeschooling children on the autism spectrum. We share available educational and medical information, and reference materials. Our guidelines are simple--no religious references or signatures, and no soliciting in any form. Welcome all!"
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