Hello Jessis. I know it is rough and that we will worry for eternity. THat is just what we do when we love our children and want only for them to be happy. REgarding transitions. My son still has a hard time with them he is 13 but it is less of the tantrums and crying but more of the "i am not going to school" type thing. I noticed as they get older it does get better. I know you need help now though. I found that setting up a meeting with his new teacher every year helped. If you call the school and expain they will let you bring your child in to walk around sit in his class room and meet the teacher before school even begins.

If we are calm and confident, it helps. Our children want to move to the next level and they want more than anything to be accepted, especially by peers. Go for it! If your child cries and gets upset, demonstrate that you know s/he can handle the situation by leaving. Our hearts tug at us to hoover, but that tells the child that we do not believe they are going to make it on their own successfully. Take care and know you are not alone! I know so much about hovering, because I was the quintessential hover mom! Best wishes!

Hello there! My heart goes out to you!! My daughter started Pre-k last year at 3 & I think I had a tougher time with that transition than she did. What I did the summer prior was separate myself from her during her therapies...allowing her to get used to mommy not being around. Then I started showing her videos on you tube "first day of Pre-k" or "transition to pre k for children with autism". I did this every single day so it created an excitement in her rather than anxiety. If you have the ability to visit the classroom now with him that would be pretty awesome...the school my daughter goes to secretly called me a helicopter parent because I hovered constantly! I brought her there a few times before she even started so she would remember her teacher, her first day of class I stayed in the classroom with my husband for half the day (once we saw how comfortable she was we said good bye to her & left) she didn't cry at all!
Since my daughter doesn't have any siblings at home I thought it was important to know her classmates as well & I'm so glad I did! Our children deserve that interaction with other children although it took some time organizing play dates & having her classmates at her parties has been life changing! I hope this helps...your a good mommy! Take care:)

Thanks. :)

Thank you!!!