Good morning,
This is my first post and I'd need some advice in regard of my son, please. He is 6 and very likely to be in the spectrum. We took him for a private screening assessment back in February and are having him formally diagnose in just over two weeks. He is quite independent, loves mazes, swimming, riding his bike and has been working hard to make a few friends. However school is a trigger for him and he feels so anxious at the idea of having to go that he is already refusing it. He says he finds learning in school hard and he doesn't talk a lot when he is there. But he is bright and quick to learn when at home despite his trouble with processing information, thing that was highlighted by the psychologist during the screening assessment. School is providing him with extra help but is not meeting his needs at all since they do not explain things the way he understands it and he is behind his peers. I am not that concerned about him missing out on learning because I know he is bright and can catch up given the right support but what concerns me is his low self esteem and refusal when it comes to school. I am having a meeting with the school educational psychologist and his teachers this week for a consultation and I do not know what to expect. We are in the process of applying for an Ehc plan in the hope that that will change his experience of school if he ever was lucky enough to be accepted.
Has anybody ever had to deal with school refusal? Have you ever met an educational psychologist? How do I help my son in this journey he is hating with all himself?
Thank you for your time 
Teresa
