My son hates school

Hey everyone, my 12 year old hates school. There’s no particular reason for it, but getting him there on time is a nightmare. He will religiously not get out of bed. If I sit until he gets out of bed once I go he will get back into bed. I have 2 boys both have autism so I can’t dedicate my time just to him to get him up. I feel exasperated because I’ve tried so much.. everything from time flow tick charts to reward charts (in this case if he does do well and gets there on time if I congratulate him it almost reminds him that he feels he should be late and then it’s back to square 1) . I’ve tried doing something he wants to do before going to school. I’ve tried showing him proof of the trouble I could get into but he lacks empathy.I’ve tried getting him up earlier and telling him it’s earlier than it is and nothing has worked. I’m at the point where the answer is probably so simple, but I can’t see it due to frustration. Any tips if someone has dealt with something similar would be appreciated, Thankyou 

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  • Once he is actually there I am told that he is fine and gets on really well… it’s just that initial getting him there but Thankyou for your reply, I didn’t consider that the anxiety may start once he woke up to getting him to school and he just sort of calmed down once he got there because he had to