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<blockquote data-quote="welcometowitsend" data-source="post: 534805" data-attributes="member: 14356"><p>Mama2 - My son was very nervous when he started high school. He was afraid of getting lost going to classes, etc. Before school started we went to the school and pretended getting off the bus, finding his locker, opened the locker, got books, walked to first class, etc. through the full routine of his day. We did that several times to make sure he felt comfortable with knowing what his routine would be like moving from class to class. Another option might be to get him excused from class a couple of minutes early to avoid the crowds of kids in the halls which might be overwhelming. </p><p></p><p>Another thing I told my son to do was to be nice to everyone but to not pick a group of friends for a while. Watch and see what the kids are like because you can't always tell right away - then when you've found a good group of kids make them you're core group. One thing he had a hard time with was the social endearments kids use nowadays - greeting each other by calling each other foul names doesn't happen in homeschool circles so that was a huge adjustment for him! LOL. He still doesn't like it and it's one of the reasons most of his friends are girls.</p><p></p><p>I would go straight to the Jr. High with his diagnosis and set up an appointment with the Special Education department and any guidance counsellor he might have as well (as others have said). I would do this now before school gets out so a plan can be formulated for him and his needs can be met from the beginning of next year. This would include an IEP - I wouldn't think twice about getting this in place - whether he ends up needing it or not it is a very valuable thing to have. As they get older their needs change and so can the IEP (if it's in place). </p><p></p><p>best of luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="welcometowitsend, post: 534805, member: 14356"] Mama2 - My son was very nervous when he started high school. He was afraid of getting lost going to classes, etc. Before school started we went to the school and pretended getting off the bus, finding his locker, opened the locker, got books, walked to first class, etc. through the full routine of his day. We did that several times to make sure he felt comfortable with knowing what his routine would be like moving from class to class. Another option might be to get him excused from class a couple of minutes early to avoid the crowds of kids in the halls which might be overwhelming. Another thing I told my son to do was to be nice to everyone but to not pick a group of friends for a while. Watch and see what the kids are like because you can't always tell right away - then when you've found a good group of kids make them you're core group. One thing he had a hard time with was the social endearments kids use nowadays - greeting each other by calling each other foul names doesn't happen in homeschool circles so that was a huge adjustment for him! LOL. He still doesn't like it and it's one of the reasons most of his friends are girls. I would go straight to the Jr. High with his diagnosis and set up an appointment with the Special Education department and any guidance counsellor he might have as well (as others have said). I would do this now before school gets out so a plan can be formulated for him and his needs can be met from the beginning of next year. This would include an IEP - I wouldn't think twice about getting this in place - whether he ends up needing it or not it is a very valuable thing to have. As they get older their needs change and so can the IEP (if it's in place). best of luck!! [/QUOTE]
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