Hi I have a 6 year old son who is autistic and has global development delay. He is currently in mainstream school with a 1-1 but we are in the process of trying to get him in a autism base unit because he is not making any progress in mainstream and it's not the right setting for him. The last couple of weeks we have had an increase in incidents where he has become frustrated and overwhelmed. He finds the weather too much, there is a lot going on at school this time of year and he is aware things will soon be changing.
Sports day is next Tuesday and neither myself or his dad can attend due to work. It's two year bands with 5 classes in each year band, on a field for 2 hours with parents and a pe teacher with a microphone who likes to use sports day as an audition for a presenting job.
The school's plan is to see how ds will go and if necessary his 1-1 will take him off on his own. Ds is still likely to be disregulated from the change in routine and the other children's excitement.
So my aibu-would I be unreasonable for ds to have the day off school and spend the day with his auntie instead. My sister has offered to have him for the day and he will get a one on one day bonding with his aunt. She has plans to take him to the park or a little soft play near her that will be nice and quiet for him.
I work in a school myself so I am well aware of the whole attendance matters speech but I just can't bear ds having another day struggling in school from the sake of a sports day!