My son (4) is struggling with adjusting to PreK
Anyone have experience dealing with PreK teachers who don't understand how to deal with a child with Autism? My son, 4, is in PreK this year after being in preschool for 2 months and told he was ready to move up. Problem is, he's autistic and is not the easiest to deal with when he is overstimulated. He has 3 teachers, and there are a couple other autistic kids in his class along with a good bit of neurotypical kids.
They called us the other day saying he's hitting his teachers when they make him do things, bothering other students, and can't sit still. They are coming off rude talking about it, like they don't like him after less than 2 weeks of school. It's breaking my heart and I don't know what to do. The actual SpEd teacher seems more understanding but she is not the main teacher. He does hit his little brother (2) and we put him in time out every time, but we haven't found an effective method to get him to calm down INSTEAD of hitting.
A lot of this is venting but I really do need advice from fellow Autism parents. We are trying our best to find ways to get him on the right path, but we can't afford outside ABA and the rest of his therapies are at school.