Do I send DD into school in the morning?

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Hoping for some posters to be awake!

DD is 7, she’s been struggling to go to the toilet for a couple of days (it’s a well known issue and under the paediatrician) she was awake for most of the night so far really really uncomfortable, she finally managed to go at around 2am and she’s only just really fallen asleep.

The issue I now have is do I send her into school in the morning on 5 hours sleep? She’s already been off Monday and Tuesday because she had the cold thing going around at the moment and I’m worried school are going to get annoyed if I now keep her off for this, but on the flip side she has autism and attends an SEN school which she struggles with already sometimes and I just don’t know if she’s actually going to cope with the demands of school on such little sleep.

TIA!

She can rest on weekend surely.

However I do not know enough about her autism to know how much of a factor that is.

She won’t cope on little sleep. Autistics struggle even more on less sleep

Do you have someone you could call at the school in the morning?

Sen schools are not like regular schools

Are you able to judge how she is in the morning and tell school she's had a rough night and that you can collect if she is flagging?

You know her best and you are her advocate.
If you don't think she'll benefit from school today because she's exhausted then don't send her. I've certainly kept my DS off when he's not been ill but just exhausted and not in the right headspace.

On the flip side if you think she needs the routine and input you send her with the knowledge that you're doing so in her best interest.

Could you leave her to sleep in and send in later? Otherwise no I'd keep her off.

Keep her home tomorrow and hopefully she will be back to herself by Monday. It is in nobody’s best interests to send an exhausted 7 year old with autism in to school. Ds3 is autistic and tiredness is trigger for meltdown for him. I’ve made the decision to keep him home on a few occasions because I felt it was best for him.

Let her sleep and take her in late.

I agree with taking your dd in late if she’s up to it. I wouldn’t wake her up. She was in pain. No expert but I would think lack of sleep won’t help with constipation as the body needs to relax. And a quick google would back that up. High cortisol can cause constipation.

I’d also let her sleep in and take her late :)

If she’s happy to stay at home I wouldn’t send her in. I’m sure the teachers would understand given the circumstances. Also, my sister and her son both have bowel issues and she swears that tea works for them both.

let her sleep & take her in late