First few days of school.

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All is going well so far. We had one issue on the first morning of her beginning to launch into a meltdown over socks not feeling right and she didn't want to wear them at all so I just let that go. It just isn't worth the fight. She only knows two of the kids from last year and the two little boys were ones she got along with okay, the rest of the class she doesn't know. She doesn't remember any of the other classmates names yet. She said she plays by herself on the play ground so far but yesterday she was stung by a hornet on the play equipment and she said all the kids were nice to her and asked if she was okay. I can only find out so much about how her day went because after 3-4 generic inquiries about how her day was and what did they do in class she tells me she is tired of answering questions. No point in continuing to talk about school or she gets mad. I guess after the school day is over her brain is overloaded and she just wants some quiet mental time or conversation that doesn't involve active thinking, if that makes any sense.

Spoke to the school counselor and after maybe 2-3 weeks we will schedule another meeting to finish setting up her 504 Plan. This gives her new teacher time to see what other things we may need to include, etc

Ugh, your avi freaks me out, I hate clowns, and I'm terrified of them, especially pennywise.
Well, it makes since to me, if school overloads your child that much, why would they want to think about it much less talk about it. When you talk about something that gets you mad, you get irate to some extent, and somewhat riled up, so you don't talk about it to diffuse yourself from the situation, your child is just doing the same.

I hope that your daughter gets the help that she needs now, so that her year will run smoothly.

Ugh, the socks! Still have this issue every so often despite a stringent at-store sock review process (and have handed down countless pairs of "wrong" socks.) Fortunately, in the beginning of the year, he can wear his summer shoes sockless, so we don't have to deal with it while he's getting acclimated.

Sounds like you have a plan and things are going well - congratulations! Best wishes for your school year!

I completely understand the socks thing; I used to spend five minutes in the morning just adjusting my socks. I wouldn't fight that; if she's uncomfortable and constantly thinking about how bad the socks feel (and trust me, she would be), it'll just make the situation worse all around.

I would try giving her a sort of rest period between her getting home and talking about her day. She may even come out with something that happened that she wanted to talk about but then forgot about (not really forgot, but that's the best word) after being frazzled by questions.

Social, busy environments like school can put a lot of strain even on someone like me who enjoys being with people, simply because my brain has to work a lot harder to keep up.