DS struggling with school

[SamineShaw]

My son is 14 (Y10) and is struggling with English, Drama and History. All subject that involve abstract concepts such as authors motives and anything that requires more than a perfunctory answer.

Tonight's particular problem was an English Language homework requiring 3 paragraphs descriptive writing on How to eat a fruit pastille. He was in tears at even how to start but we've got to the point where he won't even try.

These issues have led to anxiety related illnesses and refusal to go to school.

Am I being too precious in thinking there's a need for support in these subjects for him or is it just teenage stubbornness?

Stubbornness does not lead to anxiety and tears.
Fear of failure?
Lack of understanding of the task?
Underlying SEN?
The eating the fruit pastille one is weird. How isn't a descriptive term if that makes sense. It sounds like they want instructions but you say it's descriptive.
Three paragraphs? Unwrapping. Putting it in mouth. Chewing?
Think what you can see, smell, touch, taste, hear.

1. Sound of unwrapping.

Colour Smell

1. Feel of it (gritty sugar) as you pick it up

How it feels on the tongue. Sweet? Bitter? Taste

1. How does it dissolve?

What's it like when you start to chew? Breaking it down into chunks is helpful. Asking questions they can answer is helpful.

My DS (13yo) hates anything creative, he'd understand.
Have these things got worse for your DS recently, OP?

Sorry for not coming back yesterday!
Wolfiefan I said exactly the same to him I trying to get him to write something but all I got back is 'it's stupid, how is this going to help me in real life?'

Iljkk he's always been like this but it's only since the pressure of GCSEs that it has become a real sticking point.

I have always suspected some ASD traits but it has never been necessary to have it investigated further. Not was the time I think.

i have a son at 13 who stop going to school made out he was feeling sick everyday wont make friends feels alone wont go into classes where there are other kids makes noises in class wont go to classes just walks about on his own says nobody likes him teachers have tryed to work with him changing his timetable still wont go in tryed letting him go half day he says kids are saying stuff to him been nasty to him won go out of the house now says he feels safe in house waiting for a letter of cams and hospital he asent been to school for a while now i feel helpless bec i feel i force him thats when he smashes stuff in house he plays on playstation bec he knows his friends cant see him and know him he talks to telly all time hes on it but to him there his friends hes got which his sad as a mother to hear