Did you ask if anything happened, because if he was ok and then it changed that's what I would be looking for. Not that they will admit to anything but something might have happened.

Second to that transition issues are common and the idea about the pictures is a good one. Also if they will allow it you can bring him in for short periods of time with you there and then back off slowly. Then you can leave him for short periods of time and increase a little at a a time. We had to do this with our daughter and it took a month before she would stay the whole day.

Sounds like they are I'll prepared for your child and have not invested in figuring out how to help the transition into the class. I remember more than once being sure my son would create terror based on behaviours seen by me during drop off. I took him back home and dealt with whatever it was as best I could until he was ready to go back to school. It is not an easy road. I feel for you.

Thanks to all! @A MyAutismTeam Member great idea, if I can walk him into the classroom next week (his teacher did on Thursday), I will take pictures. I'm finding I need to get in his teacher's face to get her to hear me or answer me. Maybe she's shy, idk? I'm not only trying to make it easier on my son, but her as well. Hate seeing him so upset & don't want him to upset the other kids. I'm still learning the ropes...

"Teacher & assistants don't move...am I supposed to do the same?" Really? We felt we to warn and apologize for our 4 year-old ASD daughter before she started a special ed class. The teacher was surprised that my kid would go through the teacher's desk and pass on the toys. If her teacher's don't stop her she can do all sorts of crazy stuff like sitting on anthills or purposely sitting in a toilet.

Actually, my kid is in a regular daycare as well and we rarely know what's going on because the teachers are too lazy to fill the daily forms they do on the normal kids. I had to tell them to fill out the forms. The director of the daycare asked what's "intervention" mean? If you have to ask you're not qualified but hey she's the only autistic kid there so they don't know what to do. I saw one teacher say her name loudly as if my kid was deaf (she's not) because she doesn't respond unless she wants to.