We found our 13-year-old son hiding in the school toilets -
Not from bullies.
From the curriculum.
He’s Autistic ADHD.
And exploding with potential - in sport, writing, and video.
But school was almost designed to trigger his nervous system.
Every day, class felt like a threat.
Half the time, no one even knew where he was.
Until one day - we did.
So we made a decision:
We pulled him out.
We didn’t just leave school.
We left behind the version of learning that was leaving him behind.
And honestly? I panicked.
What now?!
I’m not a school teacher. I build software.
Then I saw something that lit a fire:
Alpha School - a real school where kids learn through conversations with AI.
No teachers.
Just dialogue-driven learning.
It was working. And I knew:
I need this at home.
So I went all in.
I used my 20 years in software engineering to build him something from scratch:
An AI-powered homeschooling platform - based on curiosity.
It started with one question:
“How do I jump higher?”
That single question became:
• Physics (force angles)
• Biology (muscle recovery)
• Maths (tracking jumps)
• English (writing a plan)
• History (Olympic legends)
• Geography (altitude, oxygen & speed)
The AI has a conversation - and builds learning around what he actually cares about.
It connects to how his nervous system processes the world.
Not how the curriculum says he "should."
Now?
He feels brilliant.
He’s learning faster, deeper, longer - all still aligned with curriculum goals.
And yes - he can jump higher too 😊
This changed everything for our family.
So now, we’re opening it up to a small group of founding families.
If your child has ever shut down in class…
Or disappeared in plain sight…
DM me and I’ll show you what I built.
Or visit 👉
studual.com
If you want to help us build this mission - reach out.
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