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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here- the problem is their interactions in the classroom in which he constantly tries to teach/correct my and other kids. Thanks for the responses
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Then you need to remind the teacher that kids don't appreciate those corrections.

You may not realize this, OP, so I will tell you because my kids are 20 and 15: the point of school is not only to learn academic things. It's to learn social skills, and how to manage various personalities who are problematic. My kids have often had children with behavioral issues in their classes, especially at the elementary school level, since at those early ages, families don't have diagnoses yet and services and accommodations can only be put in place by schools after a formal diagnosis is established. By middle school, usually kids who were problematic are either medicated for their ADHD, in therapy for their autism or anxiety, or have been placed in specialized programs more suited to their needs.

You need to both advocate for your child, but also see things from the point of view of the child who has the issues: it takes a long while for parents to realize their kid isn't doing well, and it takes a long while for evaluations to happen, diagnoses made, actions implemented. You can help is my teaching your child how to avoid direct confrontation, how to be patient, and by telling the teacher that this situation is untenable. Schools need parent feedback to document their efforts to help certain students with behaviors, in cases when parents are unwilling to acknowledge that there are issues.

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