Please feel free to ignore what I’m saying, but given your son’s recent challenges, I would insist that he start school again much closer to home. He is dealing with a condition that my dearest, closest friend has and it took her until she was nearly 40 to be completely stabilized. Given the dangerous conditions in the Middle East and his quite recent struggles, I would not be comfortable at all with a child of mine being so far away for such a long time or in such a new environment. There are semesters abroad that might be a much better option. But good luck to you all.