DS is in Y1 (about to do tests for some sort of SEN) and today came out of school with his trousers on inside out - they had PE just after lunch and not a single person picked him up on it, it was unmissable, his trouser pockets looked like bloody elephant ears.
He's absolutely fine getting dressed at home but struggles at school for some reason (rushed maybe?), his sweatshirt is usually on back to front by the time I pick him up, he's sorted himself out when I've collected him and I've just ignored it, but the trousers have really annoyed me.
I'm not sure whether to bring it up with his teacher as I know he should be able to manage this on his own and the teacher is obviously busy, but surely if they're wanting to test him for SEN they need to be prepared to guide him a bit more? Bit worried that kids might start picking on him soon TBH.
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Is this acceptable?
Redumbdancy · 22/09/2011 19:44
it's really common, and our school wouldn't correct the anomalies (back to front/ inside out etc) but the teachers preferred to celebrate the achievement of actually getting the damn stuff back on! 
kids were always wa;lking round with stuff on backwards and inside out, but they weren't nekkid.
if you feel that for some reason this is making ds's potential sn stand out and might become a dignity matter (we had similar with wiping dd2's face after lunch - as she has no sensation she would walk round with food all over her face, whereas the other kids would just wipe theirs off with sleeve lol) then just pop in and ask if someone could give him a quick once-over as they go back to class.
but as a newbie yr 1, it's entirely normal. and yay! to managing to get himself dressed after pe!
I can totally see why you'd be sensitive about anything to mark him out as "different", but rest assured OP, this is entirely normal! 
Confession time ... I once failed to notice for at least 15 minutes that a child in my class had both of his legs down the same trouser leg 
@ mrz
One of my kids once hit his head on the board, right in front of me and I didn't notice he was pouring blood. When he came to ask me about it, I told him to get back in line as we were doing assembly practice
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I can see why you would be upset. Maybe ask his teacher to remind him to check his trousers are the right way round? I help in school and after PE it is crazy in year one. I was helping 4 boys get dressed. Boy 1 had boy 2's jumper and tshirt on, boy 3 had boy 2's socks on and boy 4 had his own clothes on but some were inside out. All part of the big wide world .
[shame faced] I told him to bend his knees as he shuffled along in the line
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