We had a great chat and he has shed a few tears as he is trying to settle into a new routine and a different class and students. The big bonus is his teachers mother is currently studying a masters degree in education for children with autism/aspergers and I know her yeah it looks like Hamish has a teacher who finally gets us.

sorry i feel so excited for my little man
SQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Oh that's FANTASTIC Tan! Doesn't it make a difference to the way you feel? I'm really happy for you!

A slightly better day at school today. No hitting Apparently he had a meltdown because he didn't win a game. A different teacher held the class for it - she told me screamed and cried that he was a loser and crap and never wins anything - and that it was heartbreaking "where does he get this stuff from?"

My hackles went up a bit so I explained that he can take a throw off comment from his older sister (17) and take it literally (she wouldn't have said it to him though) , that he gets very anxious that he can't do everything perfectly.
She agreed he seemed very black and white and may not be ready for school at all. Grrrr. I felt I had to explain how well he did at Kinder, we were all sure he was ready for school and I was sad and surprised at how he has been coping. That he has been seeing an OT and I wasn't sure about going ahead with a aspy dx yet.

I've sent an email to his teacher (she asked me to let me know how I handle his meltdowns so she could reinforce it at school. Love her), and now I've included more background and that I am well aware of his quirks and stresses. I just felt like this other teacher thought I had no idea Although she seemed satisfied that I have a handle on it after I finished explaining.....