What would you do.

Yesterday was just horrible in our house, son had been quite confused on Thursday in school ( he'd only been back wed & thurs after being to stressed to go after exams ). i had already decided to keep him home on Friday, kicking my self I'd sent him the other 2 days,he was quite confused when he woke up and I told him he was staying home, I went to make a cup of tea and phone his cahms worker, to tell her he was pretty bad, when I came back In The room , no more than 5 mins. He was completely mute, couldn't remember who I was, what his name was, and just moved his head slightly to acknowlage what I was saying, it took 5 hrs for him to start to come back to us, and another couple hrs before he could recognise all his pictures of family and friends. Has this happened to any one else. It happened before when he was 11, he's now 15. It's been a very heavy few weeks with exams (we are trying to get him out of) and all the cahms intervention/ meetings I  don't know what to do for the best now, do I keep him at home for a while, let him chill, although the stress of a change of environment will keep stress up a bit. Do I send hiM Half days, keep him off til school sort them selves out and realise they have a kid that really can't cope on their hands.cahms say, once he's feeling better, get him straight back In to school or he'll stress about being off. I just want to wrap him In bubble wrap and keep them all away from him!!. 

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  • I hope you don't mind me contributing but will it really be a rest for him?

    When we have a lesson break we use that time to socialise with friends. We talk about common things. To a peson with autism this break is not a break it is a hell. During lesson times the know what to expect. They know what might be coming next. They don't have to think about thins. It is familiar - even if it is stressful.

    When my students with autism were off their parents found them impossible. Quite often we would encourage students to come in even if they were ill and would normally be off school (obviously not if they were vomiting etc) because it was what they expected.

    I am sure you know your son best and therefore it will be a rest but I think it might be good to consider this aspect if he gets restless, upset, anxious because he is expecting to go to school.

    I hope he and you have a restful time

    Paulz

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  • I hope you don't mind me contributing but will it really be a rest for him?

    When we have a lesson break we use that time to socialise with friends. We talk about common things. To a peson with autism this break is not a break it is a hell. During lesson times the know what to expect. They know what might be coming next. They don't have to think about thins. It is familiar - even if it is stressful.

    When my students with autism were off their parents found them impossible. Quite often we would encourage students to come in even if they were ill and would normally be off school (obviously not if they were vomiting etc) because it was what they expected.

    I am sure you know your son best and therefore it will be a rest but I think it might be good to consider this aspect if he gets restless, upset, anxious because he is expecting to go to school.

    I hope he and you have a restful time

    Paulz

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