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Homeschooling a child with autism, ADHD or a learning difference in New Hampshire

As of July 2026 there is nothing to file, nothing to keep and nothing to evaluate. The Home Education Freedom Act removed all of it. Starting in New Hampshire means the notice step listed above. What changes for a neurodivergent child is how the lessons look and feel, and that is something a parent can set.

What New Hampshire asks of a homeschool family

These are the homeschool rules we have on file for New Hampshire, last verified 2026-08. Our New Hampshire page has the full list, with sources.

Getting started (notice)

none. HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act, took effect in July 2026 and removed the requirement to notify your district, your public school or the Department of Education, unless you intend to use public school resources.

Records you must keep

no longer required. The mandatory portfolio was removed by HB 1268. Families may keep one voluntarily, and many still do for their own use.

Testing / evaluation

no longer required. The annual evaluation requirement was removed by the same act.

Special education and your homeschooled child in New Hampshire

We researched this from New Hampshire's statutes and administrative code, the state education department and the US Department of Education, last checked October 2026. Where a source was missing, old or in conflict, the line says so instead of guessing. Federal law (IDEA) gives a child placed in private school by a parent no individual right to services, only a share of the district's equitable-services funds, and each state decides how a home school is counted.

How the state counts a home school

Its own category, not a private school

New Hampshire rule Ed 1112.03 says children with disabilities receiving home education under RSA 193-A shall not be considered children attending a private school. RSA 193-A was amended in 2026 (chapter 297, effective July 1, 2026), but the home education right in RSA 193-A:4 still applies regardless of disability.

Asking for an evaluation

Under Ed 1105.01 and Ed 1105.02, each local education agency must find, identify and evaluate children ages 2.5 to under 22 who are suspected of having a disability and reside within its jurisdiction, and any person may refer a child to the IEP team. The rules do not single out home educated children, but the resident district is the natural responsible agency, and the private school child find provision in Ed 1105.01(d) does not apply to home education under Ed 1112.03.

Services and IEPs

Because Ed 1112.03 says home educated children are not private school children, the equitable services provisions in Ed 1112.01 (34 CFR 300.130 to 300.144) do not by their terms cover them, and no rule in the sources we read gives a home educated child an IEP or a service entitlement. RSA 193-A:9 also limits district liability for a home educated child not receiving FAPE, and what happens to an existing IEP on withdrawal is not found in primary sources.

Part-time classes, therapies and activities at the public school

RSA 193:1-c (amended 2026) gives home educated pupils access to curricular courses and cocurricular programs, including athletics and the statewide assessment, in the resident district, under a board policy no more restrictive than for resident pupils. It defines a home educated pupil to include any child with a disability under RSA 186-C:2 until a diploma or age 21, and RSA 193-A:3 requires a declaration of home education to use this access.

Scholarships and funding for a child with a disability

New Hampshire's Education Freedom Account program (RSA 194-F) funds an account from the state adequacy grant plus differentiated aid, usable for tuition, tutoring, curriculum and therapies such as occupational, speech-language and behavioral therapy, and its priority guidelines include children with disabilities (statute text shows contingent amendments from 2025). Under RSA 194-F:2 IX as amended in 2026, a home education program under RSA 193-A ends when the student starts in the EFA program.

Also worth knowing

The 2026 changes (chapter 297, effective July 1, 2026) repealed RSA 193-A:6, which had required an annual evaluation of home education, and made the declaration of home education optional except to access public school programs or on withdrawal from a public school (RSA 193-A:3). RSA 193-A:4 also says the resident district superintendent shall work with parents on request to meet the goals of their home education program.

State office to ask: New Hampshire Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education Support.

Sources we read

A plain-language summary of public sources, not legal advice. Scholarship and school-choice programs change often, and we have left dollar amounts out on purpose. Confirm current rules with the state office before you act.

Pace, testing and the plan

New Hampshire does not require testing or an evaluation, so nothing outside your home sets the pace. Inside Letters & Devotion nothing in a lesson is timed either, so a child who needs longer on a skill simply takes longer, and a child who needs a break can take one.

Records in New Hampshire

New Hampshire does not require records, though keeping your own is widely recommended. Letters & Devotion logs instructional hours automatically while your child works, tracks mastery per skill, and prints a transcript in one click, so there is a record if you ever want one. Nothing in it names a condition, because Letters & Devotion never stores a diagnosis.

Six Learning Supports you can switch on

A parent ticks what helps, never a condition. Each support is a bundle of single switches, and any switch can be changed on its own. After about three weeks the parent side asks whether a support is helping.

Reading support
Often chosen for dyslexia
Read-aloud with each word highlighted, a clearer font, extra spacing and answer buttons.
Focus support
Often chosen for ADHD
Short pieces, one question on screen and movement breaks.
Predictable routine
Often chosen for autism
The same layout, a heads-up before changes, a calm look and plain wording.
Math support
Often chosen for dyscalculia
Pictures and a calculator, with nothing timed.
Writing support
Often chosen for dysgraphia
Answer out loud, with ideas counted over spelling.
Low-pressure mode
Often chosen for anxiety or perfectionism
No scores, calm feedback and a free second try.

What this is not

It does not diagnose anything or store a diagnosis. Your child never sees a condition name.
It is not special education, therapy or an evaluation, and it is not a substitute for an IEP.
Read-aloud is a computer voice, not a person, and answering out loud needs the microphone switch.
Some lesson rewrites, such as plainer literal wording, are pre-written, so not every lesson has one.

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Questions

Can I homeschool a child with autism or ADHD in New Hampshire?

New Hampshire's homeschool rules are summarized on this page. On special education: New Hampshire rule Ed 1112.03 says children with disabilities receiving home education under RSA 193-A shall not be considered children attending a private school. RSA 193-A was amended in 2026 (chapter 297, effective July 1, 2026), but the home education right in RSA 193-A:4 still applies regardless of disability. Under Ed 1105.01 and Ed 1105.02, each local education agency must find, identify and evaluate children ages 2.5 to under 22 who are suspected of having a disability and reside within its jurisdiction, and any person may refer a child to the IEP team. The rules do not single out home educated children, but the resident district is the natural responsible agency, and the private school child find provision in Ed 1105.01(d) does not apply to home education under Ed 1112.03.

Does Letters & Devotion store my child’s diagnosis?

No. You pick supports, never a condition, nothing stores a diagnosis, and your child never sees a condition name. Support settings are never sent to analytics.

Does this replace an evaluation or an IEP?

No. The setup screen says it plainly: these change how lessons look and feel, and they are not a substitute for an evaluation or an IEP.

Do the supports work with New Hampshire's lack of required testing?

What does it cost?

$29 a month or $290 a year for every child. The first 30 days are free with no card.

Keep reading

A plain-language summary, not legal advice, and laws change. Confirm current requirements with New Hampshire before relying on them. Sources are listed on the New Hampshire page.