Hello everyone, I’m new to the community.
I’m looking for some advice for my 7 year old son, who is in the process of being diagnosed with either High Functioning Autism or Asperger Syndrome. I am reading lots of books and information regarding ASD. I have suspected my son was on the spectrum for some time.
We have a meeting with his school next week regarding my son at break times. My son very often sings and dances very loudly. It can leave me feeling a little uncomfortable, as he sings the latest pop songs and copies dancing that he sees on the TV (which for a 7 year old can look really inappropriate). We monitor everything he watches, but he has memorised much of these dance moves.
I’ve noticed he sings and dances loudly when he is transitioning between activities, for example; when getting out of the car after school, he will sing and dance loudly on the pavement outside. To be honest, this is ok, as he’s in his home enviroment.
My daughter has told me he spends much of his lunch time singing and dancing in the playground. Other children are starting to notice this and because they think he is being comical, they are encouraging him to do it. I have spoken to the school several times, as he is in Juniors and becoming noticeable. He does not join in with other children at playtime and it seems that the school have not set up any system to support him or encourage him to interact with others.
The playground is very small as well and it could be it is quite overwhelming for him. It could also be that he does’t necessarily want to interact with anyone and just have some alone time.
If anyone has any advice what I can put forward to the school at the meeting next week, I would be very grateful. I have already suggested a buddying system, buy they are not enforcing this.
I just can’t leave him to be an object of ridicule, which is what he is likely to become, if this carries on.