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School Lunchtimes

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Hi All

I’m really hoping someone out there is able to share their experience or advice, I feel like I’m going round in circles.

My son is autistic, he bright, sociable but struggles with emotional regulation which has led to some serious incidents in the yard at lunchtime. Schools response to this was to remove him from lunchtime play so he plays indoors has a short period outdoors with children and then goes out for structured play with friends once everyone has gone back inside. They phased this out as he was managing better but due to a couple of incidents in the playground over football and games they are thinking of removing him from the playground again and returning to structured play. 

Has anyone experienced this with an autistic child? Is it normal for them to be removed from the playground rather than have support to get through it? My son has already told me that he’s happy to be inside as it means he won’t hurt anyone, I’m finding this really difficult to deal with but I don’t know what the answer is?

Thanks

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  • If your child is happy with arrangements for inside play, I think that is your answer. I suspect that it is your personal reaction to him being 'singled out and excluded' that is the problem, not his reaction, which seems entirely logical. Autistic people (I am one and have an adult autistic daughter) tend to have lower needs to socialise and also less ability to operate well in larger groups of people. If your son is being triggered by being with large numbers of children, when they are in a noisy, over-active, heightened state during playtime, he may prefer not to be exposed to this situation and so remain in a calmer mood.

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  • If your child is happy with arrangements for inside play, I think that is your answer. I suspect that it is your personal reaction to him being 'singled out and excluded' that is the problem, not his reaction, which seems entirely logical. Autistic people (I am one and have an adult autistic daughter) tend to have lower needs to socialise and also less ability to operate well in larger groups of people. If your son is being triggered by being with large numbers of children, when they are in a noisy, over-active, heightened state during playtime, he may prefer not to be exposed to this situation and so remain in a calmer mood.

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