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half way through the year, and had some social issues. (Did not make friends, sad all the time) This year started off ok, but the behavior seems to be deteriorating....
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... He seems miserable the majority of the time and seems to want positive adult attention (parents always seem involved and helpful)...
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The sad and miserable halfway through the year, and starting off OK
then falling into the same pattern, made me wonder about seasonal affective disorder (called SAD - basically, getting depressed during the part of the year without enough sunlight).
I have no idea how you would find out for sure, as you don't want to overstep with parents. But read about it if you get a chance, or talk to the school counselor if you have one. See whether he seems to have a slightly better day if you put his seat next to a sunny window. (If anyone reading has a very bad case of this yourself, I'm
not suggesting it's nothing and can be fixed this easily! But if it's mild, she may notice a little difference.) Talk his teacher from last year, and see if it was worse when he first got here, but not as bad toward the end of the school year.
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...drawing on his white board when he should be listening to directions....
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Not following direct unions is a separate issue, though, and I would stay on him about it. No charts, based on what you said before, but remove the temptation (in this case, no white board until after directions are given).