My Ds is 12 and for the last four years has gone from a very sociable kid with lots of friends to a very sociable kid with no friends. A couple of years ago there was evidence of kids excluding him at school so I finally chatted to school and to the parents about it. School said he always seems really happy with lots of friends and they had no idea there was a problem. His friends mums said, very honestly, that He was doing certain things and the kids just simply didn't like him any more and they couldn't force their kids to spend time with him. Cue to go on the Internet and start researching! He has been top of his class for four years in a very selective school and is possibly gifted in maths. I have spoken to the senco coordinator who said he would never get statemented as its not obvious enough, I don't care about statement or not I just want it to be recognised so we can help him. Main problem is one way conversations about a particular subject and him not realising the signs that others are not interested so they just avoid him. He asks a lot of questions, mainly rhetorical, to fill conversations, but rarely two way conversations. Lots of other annoying habits like shouting out in class, not stopping when someone has told him to stop. Anyone here in same situation who can give advice on tactics? We have started going to the school counsellor and talked about facial expressions to look out for (Ds is mortified and doesn't know why we are there) but he is well aware that kids at school don't like him and he desperately wants to change that!
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