Help with my daughter's anxiety about new term at school

Hi,

I'm a new member , can anyone offer any advice about getting my 8 year old daughter into school in the morning? She is fine until we get to the door and then falls to pieces. she is 8 years old and has Aspergers Syndrome and Sensory Processing Disorder. It is making her so unhappy Frown

Parents
  • Hello Leela, have you tried asking your daughter what it is about school that she doesn't like? It could be that the classroom environment is too noisy or busy...If this is the case, then it could be helpful to talk to her teacher and maybe arrange for her to work somewhere quieter. Is she good at socializing? If not, it could be that she can't interact with other children and feels left out. Or because it is a new term at school, she might be unhappy with the change? I'm just firing out a number of possibilites why she doesn't want to go, but it would be worth asking her why she is unhappy going. I hope this helps Smile

Reply
  • Hello Leela, have you tried asking your daughter what it is about school that she doesn't like? It could be that the classroom environment is too noisy or busy...If this is the case, then it could be helpful to talk to her teacher and maybe arrange for her to work somewhere quieter. Is she good at socializing? If not, it could be that she can't interact with other children and feels left out. Or because it is a new term at school, she might be unhappy with the change? I'm just firing out a number of possibilites why she doesn't want to go, but it would be worth asking her why she is unhappy going. I hope this helps Smile

Children
No Data