May 26 will be a sad day :( | Autism PDD

Hello my Friends

Tomorrow (May 26th) will be a very sad day for my 9 y/o HFA Son Tony.

You see tomorrow is the last day of school, which would normally be a YAYYYYY!!!! But since he has to change schools, it isn't. He's been going to this school that he's attending now since kindergarten, he LOVES it there, & they ALL LOVE him! But we bought a house last year at the beginning of the school year & moved, well since I'd already signed him up for the year in August & we didn't know that we had the house until September, they let him keep attending the school that he's at now. But the new school year this coming August he will have to attend the new school in the district we now live in.

They're having a lil ceremony for all the students tomorrow at his school now, & he will be getting quite a few awards as he has done really well this year (THANK GOD).

He also had perfect attendance this year, which is saying alot for him, because he catches everything coming & going!

He's very sad about leaving his school, but we keep telling him how good it'll be at the new school, because he'll make new friends & all.

Of course, that's of little comfort to him at this point.

We even had him get the phone numbers & addresses of his closest friends at the school where he is now.

He's been through so many changes at the school he's leaving. As I look back, he REALLY HAS come a long way!

But he'll be going through more changes at his new school (mostly good ones, I hope).

We won't let him know that WE'RE sad too, but it WILL be a sad day for all of us tomorrow (May 26).
On the BRIGHT side though.....

SUMMER VACATION....YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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Hey MWN I can only imagine ho your son is taking things. My son's school is re districting him and he will have to leave behind all his security an dhis only friend for a new school (he doesnt like changes) and he is having a miserable time dealing... I may post about this later..... But lets say for now he was picked up from school after lunch and wont be returning this week.... NO he wasnt suspended.

Hope he does alright with the change you have many supports in place for him. I wish I had some suggestions but our situation isnt good right now either!

GOOD LUCK and Congrats to him on his awards!
How does the new school look?? Have you had a chance to talk to them??
I was just wondering how today went. I hope everything went well. Change is so hard for our kids, I was wondering if maybe you could get a chance to poke around the new school before the year actually starts or maybe learn who his teacher will be and maybe hav ethe teacher send him a postcard or note saying how excited he/she is to have him in their class? perhaps that would help ease his mind alittle.I'm so sorry that this change has to happen. My son detests change of any sort. It may be rough at the beginning of the school year next year. It would be nice if we could make life perfectly smooth for our kids, but that is just not reality. It doesn't make me want to try any less though! yuo must be very positive in your attitude about the change. he will pick up on your attitude. if he thinks you are worried about the change he will worry also. my son transitioned very well three times already. we visited new school a few times and met some of the kids in his new class beforehand. not that he has friends but nice to see a familiar face when you go into a room also met teacher which was most imprtant. mostly we talked about it a lot about how he was growing up and doing more things that were more fun and what sorts of things he would be doing. he was very nervous when he went but did a terrific job. think sometimes we are more worried about the transition than they are. i hope it all went well and tony was ok with it all xxx
I would point out to him that somewhere, at this new school - is a friend waiting for him.

Someone that will be lonely without his company, someone that will not be able to hear his jokes or just have fun playing together.

New is hard to adjust to - its scary and the thought of getting lost kinda makes one feel panicky.

But it's also an opportunity to be bold and explore. I never really cared much about meeting new people or teachers, but the chance to explore or find a new friend intrigued me.

New books in the library to read and such.. but it's also nice to have something familiar ... something the same at both the schools..

I wish you well.

Deb :)
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