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[quote=Anonymous]First, deal with the teacher.  Sounds like 90% of the issues stem from that.

Second, it's a difficult situation.  DS has a friend with ASD And some sensory seeking behaviors.  These behaviors have gotten worse as they've gotten older and the stress of school has increased.  Recently I noticed ds hasn't asked to have play dates with him so I talked to him about it. Turns out that even though DS has told him that some of his behaviors make him uncomfortable and he tries to prevent them from happening, he doesn't want to hang out with him anymore because he feels uneasy.  It's tough as a mom.  On the one hand I want DS to be kind and empathetic.  On the other hand, I don't want to force him to be in situations where he feels uncomfortable (the other boy has difficulty maintaining personal spaces).   It's hard to teach a little kid that they should never have to stay in a situation that makes them uncomfortable but at the same time to be more understanding of the child has some special needs.  As he gets older it will be easier, but at a recently turned 7, the distinction is difficult to understand.

After this talk came about I did reach out to the teacher to make sure Ds wasn't being mean or exclusionary.   Thankfully the only thing she had to report was that they did not seem as close as before but she didn't see DS treating him poorly.  [/quote]

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