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Well, mine was with a girl and it was the same time frame. Much of this depends greatly on whether or not you get good help and mostly on how you manage your reactions to what he's going through. My daughter is dyslexic and has some sensory issues and is just very sensitive and easily overwhelmed. 8 was her hardest year. The best I can tell you is that if you find a good counselor (not necessarily a psychologist it depends on the fit) and you learn what you can about behavioral modification thinking you can use this year (and it likely will be exhausting for you both) to teach him some extremely valuable lessons on dealing with stress. All kids of stress. We got her a tutor/specialist for twice a week after school to help her get the one on one attention she needed to focus on school - she was not falling behind or failing, but she felt like she was not learning because she was so overwhelmed by the noise and activity of the classroom. She was a great fit and super at teaching her coping strategies. She was put in a "friendhship session" group at the school counselors' office that met once a week to discuss social issues, not perfect, but still helpful. And, I worked my behind off in helping her focus on what was really happening around her and keeping the focus on her ability to control how she reacted. There were lots of tears and I was afraid she was going to need special schooling her whole life. But now in 8th grade(!!) she is well adjusted and so much calmer than her peers. She says she went through a terrible time in 4th grade but that it taught her to handle the drama of middle school. She has no clue how much work it took for that to happen she thinks she did it all on her own and fully owns her coping skills. I know this is long but he sounds so much like her!! Feel free to message me!!