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Not happy with how something has been handled and not sure where to go from here.

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DishwasherDogs · 05/11/2014 19:11

There is a child at school who unexpectedly jumps on other dc, this really bothers ds and if he is unable to tell us what has gone on has massive meltdowns about it.
At school he masks everything so doesn't appear upset by it at all, but Monday night started the second he was in the car and carried on until bedtime, trashing the house, swearing and lashing out at everyone.

Tuesday, this boy runs at ds in the cloakroom (very small, but no teacher there at the time, he was already in the classroom) and pinned him against the wall, ds pushed him off.
On the way out of school, this boy tried to grab ds's privates (as he does), slipped and got trousers instead, but still very distressing to ds.
I should point out that ds is no angel, and is sort of ok with mutual roughish play, full on rough play is a definite no-no, but unexpected things terrify him.
I spoke to the HT who assured me she would deal with it.

Picked ds up today, and he has told me that the boy told him that Mrs X told him that ds has a little bit of autism.

I rang her up to try to get to the bottom of it. Apparently those were not her words, but she did try to explain to this boy that some people don't like to be touched, and drew direct parallels with a boy who is openly and more obviously autistic (I know that's not worded right, sorry), presumably using this as a comparison to explain why he can't jump on ds Hmm

In the past, because ds presents as NT at school, I have been told to be very careful not to label him, which we have, so why is the HT using these comparisons to a 9 yr old boy?

I had assumed that this would be dealt with by saying to the boy (who is 9) that under no circumstances is he to jump on anyone, or pin anyone up against the wall, or grab anyone's private areas, instead of making this simply about ds not wanting to be touched (but it's not being touched, it's being jumped on, pinned against a wall or floor - more than just being touched!)

This shouldn't have anything to do with one child possibly having ASD, surely this is about a 9 yr old not being able to control his impulses at all, and dealing with that and adequately supervising him so he doesn't have any opportunity to jump on anyone?

I have a long list of things I feel have been handled badly or insensitively.
We've had a massive long fight to get even small things put into place which has knocked the stuffing out of me over the last few months, I no longer trust my own judgement.

Would you have been happy with the above? Am I being over sensitive about it all?

I'm going to ring around some other local schools and hopefully look round, I'm not sure I can keep going in this school knowing what a battle everything is, but will it be the same everywhere? Is it better the devil you know?
I thought we'd made progress just before half term, and we're starting fresh.

Ds appears to be ok in school, he likes his teachers. He does find the day difficult and explodes pretty much every evening to different levels.

Honestly don't know what to do for the best now. Sorry this is so long. :(

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DishwasherDogs · 10/11/2014 18:16

Thank you :)

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lougle · 10/11/2014 21:01

Well done-i hope it's a very successful visit!

DishwasherDogs · 11/11/2014 12:24

Well, huge sigh of relief, he likes it :o
He's going for a morning tomorrow, then starts on Monday.
He was pleased with how calm and quiet it was. Even the walls are calm, not too overloaded with pictures.

Thank you for all the support through this! Thanks

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DishwasherDogs · 11/11/2014 13:59

All a bit more rushed than we would have liked, but I think in Ds's head he's already left the old school, so there didn't seem any point dragging it out.

Things have been handled dreadfully at school, it's as if they have no idea about children at all.
Although things were generally ok until I got assertive about ds's needs. Which only means before I didn't complain when things were handled badly.

Ds is exhausted now and is flaked out on the settee in a dressing gown with a cat draped over him :)

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DishwasherDogs · 12/11/2014 11:11

He's there.
Struggling to cope at the minute.
Ds1 is having issues at school, not bullying, more him struggling socially again. He's trying to school refuse most days, then comes home and acts up and winds up ds2, then can't understand why he gets punished for it.
Ds2 is constantly making noises, excited maybe, nervous, scared? My ears aren't coping well, think I might have to put earplugs in.
Ds3 has suddenly discovered toddler tantrums (at nearly 4) and has gone from being placid and sweet most of the time to being stubborn and whingy all the time.

I can't even have a drink to look forward to, I keep having weird allergic reactions, and I could really do with a Wine :(

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DishwasherDogs · 12/11/2014 17:31

Sorry, had a bad morning. Things are a bit better now.
Ds2 had a good time. The teachers were nice, at lunchtime it was quiet (instead of the rowdy hall at current school). There were some familiar faces which has helped.
He seems relieved to only have two days left until he goes.
There were red kites (birds of prey kind) over the school yard, which he was pleased about.

Ds1 I a being assessed for dyslexia. We found out last week that he has a reading age of 8 (he's 14) I feel bad because I've being trying to flag this up for years, well since year 1 or 2, and have been fobbed off that this is normal boy stuff, lazy readers etc. I should have pushed harder for something to be done, instead of blindly trusting what I was told.
He can barely read the spellings that ds2 comes home with, and he's 9.

It's probably just as well I can't drink, I'd be an alcoholic within a week! A chocolate allergy would be useful right now :)

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DishwasherDogs · 12/11/2014 17:32

Thank you for being lovely earlier Thanks

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DishwasherDogs · 15/11/2014 09:28

Ds2 had his last day yesterday.
Think it was a bit underwhelming - the rest of the school did Christmas play rehearsals whilst ds sat at the back - he wasn't allowed to join in as he's leaving Hmm

He was given a card which was signed by 10 dc (over 20 in his class) and not signed by any teachers. Feel a bit sad for him, but onwards and upwards now, we've made the right decision.

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DishwasherDogs · 15/11/2014 09:48

He's quite zoned out, not concentrating, not sleeping well, every other word is a swear word, so it's obviously affecting him, but he is happy to leave the old school.
I think he's ok about the new school, but he's not really talking about it much.
He'll start late on Monday as his class goes swimming and set off very early.

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DishwasherDogs · 17/11/2014 17:03

First day has gone well :)
He came out smiling Shock and relaxed Shock
Had a minor OTT happy meltdown when he got home, but on the whole is happy and keen to go back tomorrow.
Long may it last!

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DishwasherDogs · 17/11/2014 17:12

That's a good idea, although he can't think of one bad thing today (unless you count the chips!), which is a first. :)

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DishwasherDogs · 18/11/2014 11:37

We've got ds's dates through for assessment Shock. Feels quite scary!
Both are very close together in January.

Ds went mostly happily in today - bit late because I forgot his hoody was still in the washing machine and he had to borrow one of dd's (which is nearly identical), but obviously wasn't good enough.
He had a massive meltdown last night and didn't settle until 11, but didn't mention school once, which I'm taking as a good sign :)

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DishwasherDogs · 18/11/2014 17:49

Day 2. Another good day. Had a meltdown because he wanted to stay at school forever Hmm :o

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DishwasherDogs · 18/11/2014 23:41

It's lovely to see him coming out looking happy, genuinely happy, not fake happy.
We have noticed with him that any emotion can lead to a meltdown. My family think I'm mad when I get nervous of him having a good time with cousins, but you're exactly right, it inevitably leads to a few awful days.

He's been quite poorly tonight, has a cold which has gone to his chest. He is adamant that he's going to school tomorrow - I never thought I'd see the day!

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DishwasherDogs · 24/11/2014 21:48

Update - as of 6 pm yesterday ds has been unbelievably calm, as in never been this calm in years Shock
I wonder if he's ill :o

He's still enjoying school, still getting anxious but seems to be more able to be helped, he'll follow his lists, can be talked through things mostly successfully.

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juicysatsuma · 24/11/2014 22:02

Glad your ds is settling in and enjoying school. We are hoping to get ds moved as he hates where he is so much and is not learning anything because of his anxiety.
We have found an alternative school where all the children seem so happy and calm and are just waiting for confirmation that they can meet his needs. If we can move him as quickly as your ds it would be a big relief.

DishwasherDogs · 24/11/2014 22:54

Good luck juicy, I hope it works out for him :)

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