Transitions - GULP

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One more for you all:
Marcus current school schedule is half day kindergarten and half day Early Childhood.
The half day kindergarten class is a transition class where all the kids will become full day this coming January 22nd. So Marcus will then transition to full day kindergarten and no longer attend the EC class.

Academically, he is ready, but emotionally... he is very confused about the whole thing. I talked to both teachers and they are planning the situation. For starters, the K teacher is already working on a story that she said will be for the whole class that explains to everyone what the full day will be like. The EC teacher is planning a party for him on the 17th. The autism specialist in the school just wrote me saying we should write a social story for him about the transition. I am not sure who will write but that will come later. My question for you is: the confusion I think we can clear up somehow, but his sadness about leaving his friends and beloved teacher is heartbreaking... and the feeling is overwhelming him a lot.

So, fire away... what are your thoughts?

Can he invite a friend over from the EC class for a couple hours each saturday?

i know the sadness can be overwhelming, but there's nothing wrong with being sad.........acknowledge that change is very difficult~for many of us NTs too.

it's possible that the transition may not go as badly as you're anticipating......in fact, if you act as if he's definitely going to have a hard time he might just pick up on your antcipatory anxiety~ and then become anxious merely because you are.