I totally agree with Zen Scanner.
Our issues ended up not really being so much a "starting a new school issue". It seemed to be a domino effect of several thing.
• Not enough sleep.
• Scary movie with with real life issues.
• One elective class that didn't jive into the schedule or interest.
It was hard to put a finger on it but once we investigated and made a few changes it smoothed over. Our ds started Cross country running at school and that made him feel like he was part of something. (the exercise does wonders too)
