Hello as a parent I'm really worried about my 7 year old and how even hearing the word school causes massive meltdowns. He absolutely falls apart and ends up with the worst upset tummy. He is still in pull up pants we have tried everything to get him to use the toilet. But in his way of thinking it's all about time and it's quicker him doing his business and getting us to change him but that's another issue I will ask in my next question. But he goes to a special hub with 5 maybe 6 other kids it's a lovely environment teachers and assistants love him. He wakes up every morning around 5 and he is fine all smiles. It started out of the blue I mentioned school and he got so upset and messed himself and it's snowballed into we couldn't even mention the school word. But he got smart because we stopped putting him in uniform and taking him which worked for a few days. Then we tried different routes which lasted about a week. It got to the point where even going to the car,sorry mentioning car and it would happen. He has been to the doctor's and they have done tests but because he's non vocal he can't tell us what is going on. School at first were okay then they informed EWO but it is like we're not being believed our SW also is involved. He can't fake this and you can tell he is scared where he hits his head so hard and screams so loudly the school said they can hear him coming. It got worse he started to limp for no reason we went to A&E so many times x-ray's blood tests nothing. This went on for months until he just lay down all the time a pediatrician observed him and said it looks like a muscle wasting issue another said he had sepsis of the joint. By this time we were both beyond upset. More tests and still nothing. The word school hadn't been mentioned in a while and our LA pediatrician said about introducing him back to school in short time periods an hour here an hour there it wasn't working. He fully understands what you say he just can't get the words out and he loves anything Lego and Marvel so I had a brainwave I bought him some new shoes nothing special but I told him that they were power shoes and when he wears them all his pains go away and he can jump higher run faster because they had special powers. I know I lied but it worked a week later he was walking and running. He went to physiotherapy and they said there's nothing wrong. He was going to school 3 hours a day then all day with his power shoes on. Recently he is starting to have really upset tummies again and I don't know what to believe. You can't fake it he does have a restricted diet but he's always had it. I'm at the conclusion that he's really not liking school but why? He doesn't interact with anyone but he doesn't phase him he is in his world and leave me alone. I know autism doesn't come with a handbook but has anyone else experienced this? He is a smart kid but something about school really upsets him