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Is school mentally wearing my 6 year old son out?

Caring Dad

hi, 

my son has Autism and is extremely hypersensitive. The hustle and bustle of a busy classroom and school can be a minefield for a child with his issues. He deals with it in such a brave way. He doesn't let it stop him facing these challenges with a smile on his face.

but here we come to an issue I have noticed lately.

My son is usually reasonably responsive when you try to communicate with him. But after school lately he just seems mentally lethargic. He just seems out of the room, almost on autopilot. Obviously he can go into a world of his own, as many of our dear sons and daughters can with autism but this seems different. 

He took two hours to 'get over' school last night, he sat there looking at his iPad not wanting to get up and play as he usually would. when we asked him if he was ok or did he want something to eat he just sat there saying nothing. We had to repeat ourselves several times until he realised we were speaking.

I suppose my question is, does anyone think a school day may be becoming too much for him mentally and physically? 

Maybe with all the sensory stressors that a school day brings him is getting a little too much with him?

thanks for reading.

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  • hi, mum772.

    I think school is really draining my son mentally at the moment. To the point of catching every bug and virus going! In fact he's ill again today. I can't help thinking with all the mental stress and anxiety a normal day brings him,contributes to this?  It's so frustrating to have to send him there knowing it's taking its toll on the poor lad. It's a catch 22 situation. 

    We have seriously considered home schooling but he has made great improvements socially over the year and a bit he's been there. Academically he is very advanced over his peers, so home schooling isn't a huge issue for us, it's just how to replicate that social improvement that school has brought. We we have meetings coming up and this will be the main topic I want to discuss, I'm hoping a maybe they will allow him to decrease his school hours for a period to see if this helps. Not sure if that's even within the rules. Here's hoping.

    thanks for posting.

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  • hi, mum772.

    I think school is really draining my son mentally at the moment. To the point of catching every bug and virus going! In fact he's ill again today. I can't help thinking with all the mental stress and anxiety a normal day brings him,contributes to this?  It's so frustrating to have to send him there knowing it's taking its toll on the poor lad. It's a catch 22 situation. 

    We have seriously considered home schooling but he has made great improvements socially over the year and a bit he's been there. Academically he is very advanced over his peers, so home schooling isn't a huge issue for us, it's just how to replicate that social improvement that school has brought. We we have meetings coming up and this will be the main topic I want to discuss, I'm hoping a maybe they will allow him to decrease his school hours for a period to see if this helps. Not sure if that's even within the rules. Here's hoping.

    thanks for posting.

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