ds1 hit twice in 2 wks by child with aspergers ....

[louise66]

DS1 is nearly 6 and in year 1 at a 'v good'
C of E primary school. He is generally well behaved and doing well accademically. Over the last 2 weeks a fellow pupil in same class has hit my son in the face on 2 separate occasions, leaving him with a burst lip and a scratch just under his eye.The teacher explained that these incidents occurred during football. This boy got 'overexcited' and landed out at my son. Said child had been disciplined and the matter was now dealt with. This child is gifted accademically but because of aspergers (apparently) cannot control his emotions like a 'normal' child of his age. It is an ongoing problem and he has already hit several other children, one during the same week my son was hit. School is trying lots of different strategies to help this child, reward charts etc but the teacher admitted that she didn't really know what to do. Chance is it might not happen again to my son, but if it does what do we do ? Tell ds to hit him back, request interview with the head ? I'm not wanting to start a witchhunt but don't want my son to fear going to school.... Hope someone could maybe give advice, thanks Louise

I think your main issue is that "the teacher admitted that she didn't really know what to do".

That's not really good enough is it?

It's not fair; if this child is not properly understood, how can his needs be met?

If his needs aren't met, then he will be stressed and not be able to cope.

That will lead to his behaviour becoming more challenging.

I would ask for a meeting with the Head, and although I wouldn't mention the child by name, I would ask what measures are in place for children with special needs.

It would be very sad if this child got a reputation (especially one for not being 'normal' ) because the school is not supporting him properly.

I think you could use this as an opportunity to speak to the staff about levels of support.

It will help this child if his school understand him better; he deserves the chance to be a valuable and fully integrated pupil just as much as all the other children.

It will lead to a better environment for all the children, not just those with specific needs or difficulties.