Ds so stressed started to vomit

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Over last 3 weeks ds has been so stressed in school (5yrs asd lots of sensory probs never had Sensory Intergration...even though on statement) and teachers introducing lots of things that go against way 1:1/ABA has helped ds.

So ds has started to wretch, ds actually vomited 2 times when putting uniform on last two weeks and wretches every day I put uniform on ds (he doesnt do it any other time at home).

Ds had to be removed from class several times in 2 hrs today as 1:1 was worried he was going to be sick

Anyone else ever had this with dc and what helped as I really dont want ds to vomit in school...as they will phone me to collect ds and ds is a fast learner!

Why is he not getting what is written on the Statement and therefore something the LA must deliver?

You should write to the LA and demand that they fulfill their obligations stated on the Statement. IPSEA has a model letter to use.

Best wishes

This is probably a long shot but might there be a particular sensory issue that he may not be able to articulate?

I'm thinking of an example I heard about last week. Little boy was fine in year 1 and went completely to pieces in Year 2 because the classroom was near the school kitchens and he just couldn't take anything in because the cooking smells were making him feel ill.

Obviously this isn't the case with your son as it hasn't been happening all school year, but just wondering if you could ask the staff if there have been any recent changes in the environment which may be upsetting him. While you're looking into getting him the provision he needs.

I feel very sorry for him being sick just putting on his uniform, that must be heartbreaking

I wrote to LEA last week and bingo had email yesturday (just checked) that OT will be doing report. I said statement said he should have OT SI every half term and when will she see him for this...explaining ds has never had SI for the whole 2 yrs! So it is on email now...will bring this to annual review also as evidence! Thanks for this....not sleeping over stress of whats ds going to be like today in school? It is breaking my heart

Dd1 (AS) used to do this but at nursery, the nursery were great and would take her into a quite corner (with a bowl) and calm her down. With dd it was going out side to play that triggered her off. Eventually after a couple moths it stopped. I used to get very upset as its horrible to see them that upset.

ds doing it outside/classroom and toilet area marne so cant work out if just all of school is problem. Got another meeting with SENCO when ds goes in for his 2 hr school day feels like I'm phoning every other day and meeting with SENCO every other week.
I can cope with lots of behaviours but wretching/vomiting is the worst for me sends me totally stressed (even though trying not to show it to ds it's hard)

Ds got sent home from school for being physical sick on PE day prior to doing PE. He gets himself into a state on PE and starts worrying the minute he knows he has PE. Any pattern to what is happening in school that day?

CAMHS have given me some relaxation techniques to try, nothing fancy, just photocopied out of a text book.

I have found my own ways of trying to help ds to relax ie ds draws and colours when he feels stressed, he seems to find the repetitive hand movement relaxing. Is there anything your ds likes to do to relax?

cola- i know how stressful it is, i am having therapy for my phobia of vomiting, it used to really stress me out to see dd1 get into a state and vomit. Luckily as dd1 got older she would tell me why she was upset and we could try and solve it (even though sometimes it was imposable). Dd1 started doing it when she was a year old up until she was 4, i was told to try not to make a fuss, ignore her and distract her (this was before we found out she had AS). She's now 6 and still gets really anxious and upset about situations (mainly school related) but she doesn't vomit any more (just crys and asks me to take away the bad feelings which leads to sleepless nights and dd being very anxious).

Marne your dd anxiety symptoms sounds actually like ds. Ds is nearly 6 and can't say only 'i'm sad'

Good news OT is finally going to assess ds after easter for ?sensory triggers for this. Does your dd get any input for this Marne?

Claw3 ds we do deep pressure on hands in school and breathing...we do total relaxation and breathing alongside social story for school every day....but being in foundation we can not prepare him for the afternoon as we dont know what is happening as the session is usually created from a child's question in class...even PE hasnt happened since Xmas.

Still wretching and came close to actually vomiting yesturday in class...ds did have a total meltdown in class yesturday and screamed crying for 10 mins out of no where? He was shaking with fear and trying to hide his head in 1:1 stomach gripping onto her for dear life...their was no triggers except overload of school and ds never done this before I am totally stressed about it

Cola- she often say's 'i'm sad' but can't pin point the problem, when we do pin point the problem (usually something tiny like someone brushed against her at school) then nothing i can say or do is good enough to solve the problem , it gets very frustrating .

If someone knocks her over at school or laughs at her she gets very anxious (and thinks the child ment to knock her over) she will then try every trick in the book to avoid the other child including crying and in the past vomiting .

Dd1 has had to OT help for this (although i have tried to get her help).

Cola - Your poor ds, sounds like he is really anxious little boy. Its terrible isnt it, you feel so helpless.

Do the school keep a diary detailing things such as where he was, who was there, what was happening etc, etc, not just at the time the melt down happens, but for the whole day? (he could be getting anxious in the morning about something that is going to happen in the afternoon, once they start keeping a diary, a pattern should be easier to spot)

I have found school staff have a very limited understanding of sensory issues and what could trigger them. Sounds like your ds needs to be observed by someone with knowledge of this (sensory trained OT). Your ds obviously doesnt act this way over nothing, but it could be so subtle that the untrained eye is not recognising it.

School need to introduce some kind of structure to his afternoons, does your ds have a story board in school? ie once they have decided what he will be doing in the afternoon they make up a story about it.

Ds also finds it hard to answer any questions to deduce information from him or answer open questions such as 'what's wrong' or 'why are you upset' and usually ends up saying 'i dont want to talk about'.

We play a guessing game, for example yesterday all he could tell me was that in school 'he was crying' so i guess 'was it at playtime or class time'.he said 'playtime'. 'did you fall over or did you feel sad because of other children'. 'other children' and so on. I also try to add a bit of humour to it and have a silly guess every now and then so he doesnt feel pressured.

Also to monitor how your ds is feeling and when, if he is unable to verbalise. School could use a smiley face chart which your ds fills out (not the teacher) ie every lesson, playtime, lunchtime, reading, numeracy, etc he indicates smiley face, straight face, sad face, this would give them some idea of when and what he finds stressful.