I have a 6 year old with speech delay and issues with food.
My child refuses to do school work. When he begins his first piece of work at school in the morning he lays on the floor refusing to get up or listen and would say good night even though he's not tired. It's not that he doesn't understand or that the work is too hard because it's not.
The teacher has tried numerous different activities to get him ready for the day such as blowing bubbles, jumping up and down, kicking a ball, wheel barrow walks and after all this again still refuses.
The school possibly thought, maybe something is annoying him within the room. They thought ok maybe he doesn't like sitting beside someone so they gave him a desk on his own and still he refuses. Then they thought maybe a light switch or a noise is annoying him so they tried him on his own in a different room and still nothing.
The school then tried him in a room with no distractions, no lights, no noise, gave him fidget toys and still he refuses. They have tried different seats, cushions, timers, now and next boards, visuals but nothing is working. He won't even do his work sitting on the floor.
However, there are no issues when it comes to playing or physical education. He can follow a 2 part instruction such as hang your coat up and wash your hands.
Why does he do this? What is it? How can I help him manage this?
