He hates school with a passion anyway so isn't looking forward to going back tomorrow. But he is going with noone he knows and obviously struggles socially so god knows how he will find his new classmates and how they react to him is a big worry. He is certainly very quirky and I know many children find him annoying :(
His uniform is going to be hard for him to get used to as his sensory issues meant he was allowed to wear jogging bottoms and polo shirts at school for primary but secondary won't allow it so its smart trouser, shirt, tie, jumper and blazer all day. He is overweight (trying to deal with this) around his belly so his trousers are big but too big around the legs and bum so look a bit clown like. I tried to get some made and picked them up today but they are just as bad. He can't do his top button up or clip his tie on. I know he will get used to it but it's not a great start.
His memory and organisation are terrible so who knows what he will lose or what homework he will forget. It's a big school and without the sort of relationship with the form teacher we had a primary school I'm so worried how to manage everything. He will have a laptop for longer pieces of work as he struggles with handwriting (hypermobile) but I'm still unsure how this will work re carrying it around all day and haven't heard back from the SENCO yet.
He doesn't have an EHCP - he does well academically and copes day to day so they said he won't get one and I'm not sure he needs it.
His sister is there already but not sure how much that will help if at all.
Basically after a summer of fun and ignoring the inevitable I am now shitting myself :( Luckily DS isn't worried but after seeing a friends DS fall apart after starting secondary school I am not sure what the hell is going to happen.
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Titsywoo · 04/09/2018 19:55
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