What can I say to DS to help him past this?

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DS has some difficulties - mainly with appropriate times for things and he is very black and white.

Tonight he pointed out a blister on his foot. I did the old 'poor you, I'll out a plaster on' then he got quite upset.

He said that today during Frnech he put his hand up to inform the teacher of said blister and teacher (its a specific one for French) said 'I don't care' (according to DS). I explained that during a lesson isn't the right time and he should wait.

He then said the teacher had told him to see her at lunch and when I asked if what they did at lunch he said he didn't go as he was worried she'd say she didn't care again.

DS is 6.3 and yr 2.

Any advice on what I can say or do to help him not take things quite so literally?

Hmm I would suggest he probably told her about his blister a few times and she said something along the lines of 'I don't care about your blister, just get on with your work'. Which isn't very tactful but.....

I think it's a two way thing though, some kids are very literal and teachers should be able to help that.

Perhaps teach him how to do 'pretending games' where he has to give three definitions for a word you have to guess which one is right, or you do it and he has to guess. Or three facts about something (like fruit) and only one is correct, so he gets to practice the idea of uncertainty?

Oh yes the timing for announcing his blister was totally inapproopriate .

Its more the fact he he takes the 'Idon't care' bit and holds onto that and then won't seek help later in case its said again. Obviously I remind him but wonder if its an age thing?, or should he have got it by now?

Its such a minor incident but wonder whether highlighting it to the teacher would help her see what goes on in his head?

Probably worth mentioning it.

There's a kid at my daughter's preschool who is exactly the same (albeit only four) and if you tell him 'it will rain later' he will put on his raincoat and wait. I know they do the pretending thing and also a 'random things' game where they blow a whistle and each time they do they have to do something different (like for example switch activity) which gets them used to things changing.

I'm sorry I don't actually have any technical knowledge of child development, other than how my monsters work!

You could ask the teacher for advice though. She may well know.

Thats what I'm thinking - just speak to the teacher and maybe come up with a plan?