Struggling :(

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DS is really struggling since the start of the school year. He's miserable about school, cries every morning.
Problem is he masks there so of course they don't t see it.

I've had meetings with his teacher and senco and he' s been put in a social skills group and on the Elsa scheme. I'm just hoping these help him.

I can't bare to see him so miserable, can't bare the constant meltdowns, our weekends are so stressful with him screaming and kicking off over everything.

I just don't know what to do anymore. How can I make things better for him?

I don't know, ds sounds similar.
We're considering a move to a very small school that have a good reputation with SN, but we don't know if it'll help or make it all worse.

Sorry I'm not saying anything useful, but you're not alone

Thanks but sorry you're in the same boat.

Sucks doesn't it?

He's 7. Just gone in to year 3.

Sorry should have put proper details. He was diagnosed with Aspergers earlier this year.

HE not an option for us, I need to work.

To be fair to school they've really started stepping up since I went in and poured my heart out.

He has a session with the sen ta once as week to talk about feelings and worries and how to handle them, also has a social skills group once a week. These only just started so haven't seen a change yet.
They sent him home with some social stories about change last week.

He doesn't have a statement.

I don't know what would help. I'm pretty lost tbh.

He has a card he can use if he needs to get out of the classroom. Problem is he won't use it! It's frustrating for all of us really that he's like a closed book, gives nothing away at school at all. I guess it' s a case of building up trust with someone?

I try to keep home stress free. I've told school I won't be doing homework with him unless he initiates it, they were a bit funny about it but I said his mental health comes first.
Also got a fancy dress day coming up, he won't dress up so I've told them he won't be. Hopefully him seeing me telling school rather than asking means he knows I've got his back iykwim?

I can't see him coping in another school. He knows people there, has a couple of boys he's friendly with in his own way and I think it would stress him more to go into a new place with new people. Plus got DD to think about too.

God I bore myself some days with the stresses of it all!