Hi & welcome! I also have a DS6, he skipped 1st into 2nd this year.
It hasn't been totally smooth socially but he has adjusted & made some friends. Academically, it was definitely a good move for him. He's pretty social so while we agonized over him being even younger, we were also worried he'd start acting up more when bored.
They change classes for math so they're more with kids at their level. It doesn't totally solve the problem but helps. Our school has several pull out learning teachers & he meets w/his read teacher 2x a week. She gives him projects & works on higher level reading assignments with him.
I don't know if you have any of those options but wanted to share a hopefully successful grade skip/diff. combo. I love your light line - that's so true. We're still wandering around but if you have any questions about the skip, I'd be happy to share how it went for us.
