DS (7) is currently under assessment for ASD (aspergers).
He has all of the common symptoms that you would find in children with ASD. I have found the symptoms to be getting worse as each month/year passes.
Our biggest battle at the moment is school. DS just doesn't cope well at school. It's becoming more and more common for DS to have break downs right before leaving the house. No tantrums, just tears after tears and refusing to move. He appears completely heartbroken if anything. I finally manage to get him into school. DS has a fantastic teaching assistant that has been with DS since year 1 (DS is currently in Y2). He relies on her for emotional support and for the times he suffers with anxiety/panic attacks. It also helps that DS teacher is the SENCO.
At the end of June, we move 4 hours away. We are a military family so DS has experienced moves before, but never while in full time school. I am dreading it. First of all, DS struggles to get through the average day at school. It is a great struggle for him. Secondly, DS teaching assistant will no longer be with him, which I truly worry will affect him a lot. We haven't got the choice of staying here and even if we did, it would make a difference anyway because DS will be leaving his current school in July as it is an infants school and DS will be going to a Jnr school.
I need as much advice as I can get. How do I make this as easy as possible for DS? At the moment, DS struggles to drop to sleep until 45 mins -1 hour after I put him into bed due to constant thinking and worrying. I just feel I need some advice. I am worried sick and feel lost! Please help!!
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ShabbaLabbaDing · 24/04/2015 23:04
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