The Transition to First Grade

Q: I have an almost 6 year old son with Asperger's who is in kindergarten.  He loves his teachers, therapists and paraprofessional.  We are in the process of trying to decide what the best summer programming would be for him, if any, and helping him transition to first grade.  He loves school but is convinced he never wants to leave his present classroom.  Any ideas on what we can provide him with that would get him ready for first grade and build on this wonderfully positive experience he's had in kindergarten?  (He's in afternoon kindergarten now and first grade is a whole day.)

 

Thank you for your time!

A: Well, the trick is to find something more fun than kindergarden but
less fun than first grade ^_^ Seriously, I'd recomend something that he
finds interesting but that lasts a whole day.  I don't know what your
son is interested in or the options available in your area, but if you
can find a camp that will let him focus on one of his special
interests, it might be easier to ease him into spending the whole day
in a structured environment, and open him up to the idea that there
are, in fact, places that are more fun than kindergarden.

Wiley