We have been fairly lucky through primary school, as my son's sensory issues have been mostly understood and allowed for at primary school. However, my boy starts secondary school after the summer and his sensory needs will be right there with him!
AS's tendencies not to sit still (he'll not have the helpful soft cushion he has been allowed in primary) and to be excitable/chat, to react strongly to noise, textures etc, his lack of being able to to deal well with transitions, along with our own interpretation of school uniform/PE kit will all likely be issues in secondary. I am dreading some of this being interpreted as bad behaviour. There is a school transition programme and he was offered 'enhanced transiton', but he has elected to to do this bit, as it will be mostly kids who not only have behaviour issues but learning support needs too, and my boy is very academic and currently doesn't want to 'stick out' more than he already does.
I wondered if anyone has any stories of how sensory issues have been handled in secondary? How do I ensure that teachers know about how his sensory needs can affect his behaviour without labelling him too much? I'm realising that there are resources for kids at primary, but secondary is a whole other ball game! Thanks xxx