Stating school
Is anyone else feeling anxious about it all.
My daughter is having an assessment for selective mutism/autism.
She won't talk to the teachers if she doesn't know them. At nursery it took her a long time to talk to the teachers and open up. She is otherwise chatty and happy. She can make friends after getting used to them after a while. But ita the adults she finds more difficult to talk to. I know it will take a her a good 6 months to a year to fully settle and be her self.
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I have no experience personally but wanted to say one of my daughter’s friends has selective mutism and started school last year. She has thrived there. The kids understand it to an extent and are like 'Oh that’s just ******' but love her anyway. She doesn’t talk to the teachers at all but she follows instructions and joins in. She’s loved as she is. She’s become a lot chattier in other situations since joining school as well. She was chatting away to my husband one day (which she’d never done before) and I could see her Mum welling up because it was a big moment. She’s starting year 1 today and the school are so, so great with her and have really bent over backwards to accommodate. I hope your daughter has a similar experience and it’s not too anxiety inducing for you both. I’m sure she’s going to smash it 🤍
I was in the same boat as you.. I was worried after having a confirmed diagnosis of autism she may struggle in Nursery but the teachers are AMAZING.. She has made so many friends x
Just recently she also has been diagnosed with hearing loss so wears hearing aids and now I'm worried she will struggle with another thing but I am being very optimistic because I tend to overthink which makes it worse. She's just started Reception and she done really well yesterday esp after a 6 week break x
Hi. I'm fairly sure my son is neurodivergent in some way. I'm quite confident he has dyspraxia and because of that his speech can be very difficult to understand (he's in speech therapy).
It's been a massive barrier to his confidence and him making proper friends in pre-school.
We've had a very good convo with the school and they're so supportive and seem so willing to accommodate that it's looking like we currently won't need an EHCP (which could be worth looking into for your little one if extras Help is needed)
He's just had his first half day, came out beaming and said he really likes school!
Nursery/preschool was huge with up to 50 kids in the room in a busy day and so I think having less people there has been really helpful.
I'm still anxious about longer term and the coming years, how it affects his learning and ability to make friends, but just trying to take it one day at a time as no one knows what the future holds 🙏🏼 x
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