Yes he has had a sensory profile. He has a lot of sensory issues which we have been doing all the normal stuff its just not working at this point. Today he seems to have perked up to his normal self but he is already telling us no school tomorrow heh.
My son Gabriel started in the PPCD early school program through our district (Aldine -houston texas). Three mornings last week he went in.
The first morning went great... or so the teacher said. But the minute he got in the car he shut completely down and remained so for most of the evening until just before bedtime. We are talking a child who never sits still or sleeps laid on the couch and crashed.
The second morning he was crying and screaming as we got ready for school begging us to get his sister (she is his protection around other kids he only interacts with them if she is there type thing) He was screaming when dropped off and evidently stayed that way most of the morning in class. the teacher called that afternoon wanting to move him to an afternoon schedule starting next week because she feels he would do better. Again he was on crash and burn mode all evening.
Then that brings me to yesterday where he screamed so hard and fought so hard about getting dressed he was fifteen minutes late to school. While I was signing him in they took him to class I could hear him all down the hallway. He did quiet after about fifteen minutes. So I left him there as they basically said its an adjustment thing he has to learn and adapt to it. We picked him up and he saw me and came running. We get in the car and he becomes for lack of a better word catatonic. As in we had to force any movement or interaction. My child who is normally bubbly and chatty and bouncing stayed in his seat buckled in all the way home, was carried inside, and sat on the couch all afternoon rarely talking at all. At dinner I had to put food in his mouth and remind him to chew. He woke up which is nromal but last night for the first time he woke up screaming in his sleep like he is in fear of something and then screamed until he climbed in bed with me and daddy and kept on doing this strange sound asleep but screaming thing.
Now all this being said Gabe is high functioning in a lot of ways and we have never seen him like this. I don't know if I am just experiencing what's normal for this school transition or if this is a sign of something REALLY bad going on... any one who has been here and done this and have any suggestions for me ? I am truely stumped now.
My son started having nightmares, bursting out in tears, and saying "everything's hard" a lot when he transitioned to second grade, which was a lot more demanding than first grade -- for example homework every day that took him at least 4 times longer than his mainstream classmates.
We had to take his stress signs seriously, and he didn't have homework at all for awhile, and then started having occasional homework that was at his academic level. It was an emotional blow for me for him, knowing he couldn't keep up with his class any longer, but it was necessary.
I'm not saying to take your son out of school, but do take his stress level seriously. Help him actively with the transition, for example through social stories. Let him have shorter days for awhile. Make sure he's experiencing success while he's in school -- lots of praise for meeting small goals, small steps towards good behavior and academic success.
Good luck with everything.
Wow. I have never heard of anything like that. The first thought that jumps into my head is maybe see a child psychologist? Has the school psychologist been brought in? Maybe he/she could observe Gabe at school and at home after school and perhaps offer some advice.
I've heard of kids having a tough time adjusting and pitching a fit in the morning, but if my normally bubbly happy kid started going catatonic / lethargic all night I would be pretty freaked out and a psychologist is all that comes to mind.
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I don't think its the teacher being mean she is really nice and he seemed to take to her right away on our trial days before he was left alone.
I am just at a complete loss here.
Coming from two kids with definite sensory issues. This REALLY sounds like to me that he's having some serious sensory issues. I may be really off base, but it just seems like sensory issues going to the extreme to me.When Grant started preschool last year we had that same issue, after a few weeks it stopped completely and he is doing very well.
What helped us was increasing his tiem there, I think he needed a more consistant schedule
Good Luck!
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