My 7, nearly 8 year old son is finishing Year 2 this week.
For the second year running his end of year school report this week highlights that he struggles to deal and control his emotions and to deal with disappointment, struggles to concentrate and stay focused on work, works very slowly, is behind on reading and maths (struggles to apply maths concepts and also with mental maths) and needs to write much smaller and neater and remember the basics like capitals and punctuation.
We have had the feedback about struggling to concentrate, interrupting and 'over powering' friends since reception year.
At home he fidgets a lot, doesn't always listen unless we ask repeatedly or shout, picks the skin around his fingertips and toes has to 'fiddle' with all kinds of items and anything that is new to him. Home schooling has been a battle due to his issues concentrating and his pace of work, let alone the weaknesses with understanding of particular subjects. He almost always resists requests to read and reads without much emotion or understanding still.
It's hard to know what is 'normal' and what might be SEN. When I Google 'child struggles with emotional control and concentration' I get results suggesting ADHD. I know you shouldn't use Dr Google but just as a start.
As far as I know he is getting no additional help or support at school. As he moves to juniors in September I am worried and keen to have advice on what we should be looking to do, what help we should be asking school for and how best to broach the issues.
My partner is not convinced and though he is clearly worried, he feels I am looking to 'label' our son in an unhelpful and unnecessary way.
I feel lost and don't know if I'm worrying unnecessarily. But I can't help dwell on what his report says and the fact that these things have been highlighted, again. Thank you.