We pulled him out of kindergarten in March due to a horrendous bullying incident (after repeated lighter incidents). Initially he had a hard time adjusting after that incident, such as being really sensitive at the playground, but has seemed to recover over the summer. He is way more engaged this school year with homelearning than he was when we homeschooled after pulling him out last year. Therefore, we think that he will be fine after an initial adjustment period as he seems back in the mode for being excited to learn. However, it is very crucial that teachers and staff working with him understand that for him to be himself fully at school, they need to earn his trust and ability for him to feel safe, and that might not happen the first day. As long as they are sensitive to him being anxious initially, that should abate and they will get to see his fully into it, wanting to help, wanting to learn, wanting to make friends personality.

On the smaller side while homeschooling, I have come to the realization that his body, or at a minimum his hands, need to be doing something. He would do well with flexibility in moving during learning or at a minimum being able to fidget within reason.