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8year old son seems to be alone at school

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Hi all,

need some advise please

We have an 8year old son and goes to a regular junior school. 
Thought everything was ok but recently we found out at break times and lunch times, he plays by himself. 
should I mention this to his school or his one-2-one school helper?
Or see how it goes?

he loves to get involved with games but he does feel his way of playing was the only way.

I don’t want to make things worse. The school is doing everything great relating to his education but maybe over-concerned about this.

Can you advise what I should do

thanks

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  • If he expresses distress about playing alone then it could be good to find another neurodivergent kid for him to learn to connect with. But if he's rather content, why make him stop :) 

    There is this ADHD term called Body Doubling. Where we spend time together in the same space but do our own thing. Similar to a study group - studying different things. It can feel quite natural. At his age, he might have the sensation of "Parallel Play" with out knowing there's a name for it.

    To some degree we all have to learn about what we do and don't want to engage with when we're older. Better to have an understanding of what we personally enjoy and don't when young. 

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  • If he expresses distress about playing alone then it could be good to find another neurodivergent kid for him to learn to connect with. But if he's rather content, why make him stop :) 

    There is this ADHD term called Body Doubling. Where we spend time together in the same space but do our own thing. Similar to a study group - studying different things. It can feel quite natural. At his age, he might have the sensation of "Parallel Play" with out knowing there's a name for it.

    To some degree we all have to learn about what we do and don't want to engage with when we're older. Better to have an understanding of what we personally enjoy and don't when young. 

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