End of year anxiety... etc

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So we usually have to encourage to go to school. This is nothing new. But this time of year is a nightmare for him. HE HATES the end of the year, and we have a daily battle to get him to school. His behavior is worse this time of year, and regardless of the motivators, “doing his best” is hindered by the fact that his best is far less than normal. I’m wondering if anyone has any ideas for how we make it through this time of year? We’re into the “you don’t care about me” phase now… because he thinks that by sending him off to school when he has EVERY reason in the world not to go, means I don’t care lol I have explained to him that this time of year is ALWAYS hard for him (he seems to do better when he has a better understanding of WHY he feels the way he does)… and that he’s always gonna have something that’s bothering him, but there are still things to be done, etc. He DID go off to school this morning, a later entry than usual, but we always have delayed entry anyway. I’m wondering if some increased motivators might help? Since he lacks intrinsic motivators, I’m wondering if some big special extrinsic motivator would be helpful? Thanks in advance for your thoughts… I have an IEP meeting today, and need to discuss some transitional plans for going into next year, and next year his teacher is his current French teacher, and he’s REALLY struggling with French… so he’s worried and anxious about her being his teacher. LOL poor sweet boy… =)