September is so annoying. It takes a year to train DSs teachers...

[pagwatch]

Then day two of the new term he comes home absoloutely distraught because his new teacher in his new class have no clue

They are great. they try really hard. But it is every year and he has a month of anxiety before they finally start to understand him

[sigh]

And the new bus driver... and their not apparently knowing much about his diet

[sigh again]

Ah well

what a shame you have to do this each year, always wondered why dd's school do 2 years with same teacher.
(although have a new TA to train lol)
hope it gets better soon.

I feel your pain,Pagwatch. DD came home tonight in bits and has begged me not to send her back tomorrow
Her new teacher is very nice, but pretty clueless.

Hope things get better for your ds.

T'is hard going. DS2's new teacher is a new teacher, she has only been qualified for a few years . Not usre I approve, but ho hum.

DS2 is the only child with ASD at his school, actually the only one with a statement and I feel like he is being treated a bit like a guinea pig, all the teachers and Ta's want a "go" with him.

Know exactly what you mean Pag. Ds been in tears since day 2 of this term and every morning says he doesn't want to go in. New teacher has put him on same table as the kids that have always really upset him . Have written note (so she probably hates me now)and told that she is still working out their personalities and tables not set in stone. Surely teachers pass on information to their colleagues. Seeing as ds has huge anxiety issues and anger problems you would have thought more effort would have been made to avoid all the stress!

Go in, have a proper meeting and give them a written sheet with ideas and triggers to be avoided and the like. Any teacher worth the name will be positive about the input.
If they aren't, then that means you will have to get more proactive on them and make sure they do the best they can.
Carrot first though...

Pag, DS2 has a "passport" that his 1:1 put together for any staff that might work with DS2 when she isn't around. Has proved effective so far. pretty basic stuff rally about DS2 like "DOn't tell DS2 to stop running, tell him to walk" or "DS2 eats his jam sandwiches first, followd by fruit, then youghurt then his snack".

Thanks all

I didn't come back last night as DS really was in a state.

I think I will go into school.
He is at a special school andthey do pass on info - I know they do their best. But they just seem not to pass on stuff that is so bloody obvious. Like yesterday he was in total meltdown because he had been told not to pick his fingers.
He picks when he is anxious. It was day two of a whole new class which includes a boy he is scared of, he has a new taxi and the taxi didn't turn up first day so
OF COURSE HE IS FUCKING ANXIOUS!

so they tell him to 'stop' ratherthan telling him that if he picks his fingers x will happen. He gets increasingly upset. They send him home and ask me why having to do science would upset him. They clearly had not made the connection between the fingers incident and his then shutting down
[sigh]

I have written to then this am not least because he came home wearing ear defenders. I had to pint out that DS2 does not need nor wear ear defenders. He was not showing signs of auditory overload. He just wanted you to shut up and leave him alone

He is supposed to be going on a class trip at the weekend but they don't seem to have a clue about his food so I am not sure about sending him.
I have given the school detailed notes about his diet four or five time .

I am just moaning really. It is always like this.
Ignore me

sorry it's been a bit grim start of year, hope today goes better for you both.