Hello everyone, My son who is an 8th grade has been struggling in school the last few years. He's currently on a 504 plan due to his medical history (transplant patient, cardiology issues, pulmonary issues..etc.) Besides his growth stunt (he's as tall as a 5th-6th grader) he's a very bright kid. He's been tested for learning disabilities but scored superior than most kids. This makes me wonder if it's his social life which is effecting his school performance. We've thought of homeschooling him but he wasn't too excited about it at the time, so we kept him in a regular school setting. Now he's requesting to be homeschooled. I began questioning him about his social life at school and he's slowly opening up to me and he mentioned that he sits alone during lunch. He calls himself an introvert and claims he's "socially awkward" he loves to play Video games and be alone for the most part. He claims the kids are nice but he feels more comfortable being alone. This breaks my heart sooo much. I cried because it hurts me knowing that. He hides himself under his hoodie. He doesn't go to school without it. I feel like that's his comfort away from home. We just got back from back to school night and I notice he walks with his head down. He doesn't seem like he has much confidence in himself. I wish i could just remove him from school and homeschool him but i don't know of that's the best thing to do. I've scheduled him for counseling this Thurs. Itll be our first appt. I'm hoping this will help him open up and maybe they can teach me a few things along the way (it'll be family counseling too) I know all kids don't learn the same way or at the same pace but i feel like if i were to do that it'll just isolate him even more. My heart is broken! ... View more