I can handle this

Just wanted everyone to know I haven't lost my mind (yet) although its eerily quiet here with all the kids in school all day but Jax.
This morning was much better. I forgot to take pics, as today is Carter's first day. 1st graders start a day later, and he was sooo excited. No worries with my mature 6 year old. He's ready for junior high.
Tanner did much better. But we had a talk last night. He gets a star every day that he goes to school good. And after two weeks if he has all stars, he gets a transformer. This morning he got ready, stood with me while we watched Carter go in, and I walked him over to his area. He did walk in behind his class (my hope is to get him to line up with his class and go in with them, baby steps) but he teared up when I wanted him to go in with them while I went to find Ms. L, his resource teacher. So I let him walk with me to find her. Then she walked him to his class, no tears. I'm telling ya, baby steps, thats all I need.
My ped called a doctor she'd been to a conference for. He is an autism specialist, he speaks all over the country about it, and he has a clinic here. He said a lot of autistic kids are having this problem, and its anxiety. Which is totally Tanner. Every time he see's a cloud in the sky he thinks its going to thunder. We will be starting him on anxiety meds that he will take daily. I really didn't want to medicate him (Jax takes enough for us all) but if thats what he needs. The anxiety med that he has now that he only takes with meltdowns is not going to work. It causes major drowsiness and twice he's fallen asleep at school after taking it, so thats not going to work.
So we will start this med, and go see this doctor. I'm excited about it. Its been a while since he's seen an autism doctor, so this will be good.
Tonight we are having a birthday party for my niece thats in town, and doing some swimming, so great pics to come.