Hey all,
I am a parent of a 5 year old DS, no SN, but he is so so so incredibly shy and anxious.
He is in year one now, and the first year has been tough at school. I have had to fight for him to be given the support he needs and sometimes just to be recognised as a person. Extreme example; I was called by the school nursing team this year as I hadn’t followed up an eye appointment, after in school testing. She told me my DS had scored the worst you can in an eye test.
I had no concerns with DS eyesight prior this call (outing medical reasons, but he was seeing a consultant, that showed his eyesight was fine ) but the head of the nursing team was adamant he needed to see an optometrist. A few weeks and 4 hours later, dizzying pupil widening drops administered. Conclusion: the reason my son was flagged for urgent eye care, was because he was too scared/shy to say what he could read/see when asked by complete strangers. His eyesight is perfect (I wear glasses)
Hoping to start a support thread for other parents experiencing the same. I feel so overwhelmed sometimes, I feel like a failure when my son doesn’t want to join in on games at a party, and a little bit frustrated if I am perfectly honest, when I can’t always see his point if view.