DS does still claim to hate school, but I think he is much happier than he was in elementary school.
It helps that the school, which advertises itself as a math and science school with weekly field trips, is a nerd magnet, with lots of kids, AS and neurotypical, who love the same things he does. The school works on building relationships. For example, at the beginning of the school year, the entire 6th grade went on a YMCA campout where teh kids did ropes courses and team building activities. That was actually the point I knew I had made the right choice. I knew the teachers knew DS's issues and were going to make sure he was alright.
