Am I allowed be a little excited.

My Son is on the Autistic Spectrum and sees things differently to the rest of us, I've learned quite a lot from him. He started secondary school last week, we both knew it would be stressful and it was for us both, he has someone to help him sort himself and get to class on time etc. I thought 'brilliant' *sigh of relief* He thought 'oh Crap not this again' *bangs fist on head* I was panic stricken, so sick at the thoughts of a battle of wills part 2. I thought this would be different, that he would be given space to develop and express himself, I prayed it would be different, willed it to be different. The first few days were tough, by Wednesday there were meltdowns first him then me then him again. And so on Thursday he approached his year tutor (an angel) and asked for a chance to prove he didn't need as much 'help' as he was getting or 'stalked' as he put it. She spoke to Year Head and he has given him a week ......Watch this space. No matter how it pans out, he made a decision and negotiated terms, in my world that is progress. He attended his first Coder Dojo today and after a shaky start he ended up having fun and acquired the basic skills to build a page with HTML, when he is confident he is creative, he is a beautiful being in that state. I'm blessed with the schools approach, long may it last, and may it spread. Gracie.