I'm really hoping for some advice/ideas. My son is 9 and a bit of an odd bod (suspected ASD and diagnosed dyspraxic), due to the dyspraxi!)a he isn't the biggest sports fan (also as a family it isn't something we're really into). He's always been on the outskirts socially at school (and covid made the first 2 years of infants a bit all over anyway). But, now it changed from being on the outskirts but included, to being completely socially excluded at school. The school is working with us to help but it will be a long journey I think.
It has got so bad that he has asked to move schools or to be home educated. Moving schools isn't really possibly as the only schools in the area with spaces are ones with terrible reputations; and as much as I know being ignored and left out is soul destroying, I worry about physically bullying if he does move.
He is keen to try stuff and join in, he is in cubs and again whilst not at the heart of the group he is included and has a small group of other outsiders. He plays guitar and loves his one on one lessons.
I'm hoping for any advice from anyone else thats been through this for strategies that can help, things that can help his confidence, ideas for other extra curriculum activities that could show that it is the year group that is missing out and not him!
Also, if anyone has experience of homeschooling in these circumstances, if I have to go that root, how to I make sure he doesn't become more isolated etc
Basically any ideas and advice on how I can make my once smiley 9 year old smile again?
Thanks in advance