Any advice welcome on this one as I'm losing the will to live :(
My gorgeous DS is 8 and was diagnosed with ASD aged five. He is 'high functioning' and in MS school with a statement for 20 hrs per week.
Last year he went to juniors and was split from all but one of his friends whom he had been with since 2. The school was 'confident he would flourish' despite my protests at the time. Well, he didn't no surprises there! He's not violent or aggressive as a rule but very very anxious! This got much worse, chewing the dining table, attacking the TV, attacking his four year old sister, nose picking to such an extent that the would have several nose bleeds a day. Plus a bullying issue at school. All of this was reported to school. I discussed the issue of classes, which are changed every year with his teacher. She assured me that we wold be told of the new class arrangements ASAP given his anxieties which have reached breaking point over the last few weeks. Anyway, I found out from other parents on Wednesday what the class arrangements were, not in advance as I had been assured. And the has now been split from all his friends - there are only two classes in the year!
I have phoned and written to teacher, but no reply! Am I being unreasonable? I wouldn't ask for any kind of special consideration but he has special needs!! I am going into school later to have it out with t hem but I know they won't budge, they are always right, even when they are wrong! My DS is being so braves telling me not to worry, he'll be ok! Am so pissed off. Am I asking for too much? Have thought about seeing my GP as he's so anxious, or removing him from the school completely (it's a high achieving school so maybe the pressure is too much?) but maybe this will do more harm than good? I. In its favour is that he has a fantastic support assistant who we couldn't manage without!