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Going back to school after the easter break

crazydarkside

I am writing this on the behalf of my 12 year old son.  He is very anxious about going back to school.he has just started sertraline to help with anxiety and suicidal thoughts, and is at school for half days.  He says that he is really anxious about going back to school, and finds it much easier to talk to people on the computer.

My young man says that when he goes to school, he feels that there is a voice inside his head that is constantly saying he is worthless and why would people talk to him.  This voice also belittles his image as he has low self esteem.

Does any one have any tips that can help

Thank you, Crazy

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  • @crazydarkside, my youngest was frequently difficult with home-education too, and it was her behaviour that made me put her back into school.  I have to remind myself of how bad it got when she begs me to take her out of school.

    I agree that it's just so wrong that other children get away with making our children's lives so difficult.  This is down to their own upbringing and autism unawareness.  One thing I did with my youngest's school is to get Anna Kennedy in to do an autism awareness presentation in assembly ("Give us a Break" Campaign) and for the parents:

    http://annakennedyonline.com/contact/

    All it costs the school is a minimum £100 donation to the Anna Kennedy charity and hers and her training manager Austin's expenses to travel there.  The school needs to have a laptop or a device where Anna is able to play her DVD and a screen/projector for everyone to watch.  Anna and Austin will then start talking with the children and talk about bullying, Anna starts sharing her experiences and then shows a video on a projector screen. Then Austin/both will talk more about Autism and raise awareness among the peers. The whole assembly would last around an hour with questions afterwards from the children. If you wished to go with an evening afterwards just for parents and carers, the same would apply.

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  • @crazydarkside, my youngest was frequently difficult with home-education too, and it was her behaviour that made me put her back into school.  I have to remind myself of how bad it got when she begs me to take her out of school.

    I agree that it's just so wrong that other children get away with making our children's lives so difficult.  This is down to their own upbringing and autism unawareness.  One thing I did with my youngest's school is to get Anna Kennedy in to do an autism awareness presentation in assembly ("Give us a Break" Campaign) and for the parents:

    http://annakennedyonline.com/contact/

    All it costs the school is a minimum £100 donation to the Anna Kennedy charity and hers and her training manager Austin's expenses to travel there.  The school needs to have a laptop or a device where Anna is able to play her DVD and a screen/projector for everyone to watch.  Anna and Austin will then start talking with the children and talk about bullying, Anna starts sharing her experiences and then shows a video on a projector screen. Then Austin/both will talk more about Autism and raise awareness among the peers. The whole assembly would last around an hour with questions afterwards from the children. If you wished to go with an evening afterwards just for parents and carers, the same would apply.

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