Tonight when I put C to bed, he told me “Mommy, I think I’m unusual. I mean, I’m not like other kids in a lot of ways.” This is the first time he’s ever expressed that and I was a bit surprised. Despite all the things that are unusual about C, he’s never seemed to pay [...]
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In a little over an hour we’re scheduled for a feedback session with the neuropsychologist. The full report won’t be ready yet, but he felt it was important for us to talk before C starts school next week. I’m nervous about what we may find out, but also relieved that we won’t be waiting until the [...] After not expecting to hear back from our school district until the fall, I was pleasantly surprised to receive a letter last week stating that they agreed to our request for an independent educational evaluation. They sent us a short list of psychologists and neuropsychologists they have worked with and one had been a neuropsychologist [...] Well, tomorrow I take C to the developmental pediatrician. I wonder if we’ll come away with any answers. I kind of wonder what she will be able to determine from a handful of records and an hour-long appointment. Maybe this will at least set us on the right path. It’s amazing how backwards our medical system [...] After some advice from a reader, we’ve decided to pursue starting OT and PT now rather than wait until next year. We had been hoping C could start over the summer, but found out at the last moment that they only offer those services to kids who qualified for special education. So, we have already found [...] Well, I turned down the job offer. Perhaps if it were closer and paid better, I would have tried to make it work. Right now, though, I feel much more comfortable staying home another year. I’d rather have Z in preschool part-time and have time to pursue some classes myself. Also, I have no idea how [...] I’ve been falling a bit behind on my reading lately. I did manage to finish Misdiagnosis And Dual Diagnoses Of Gifted Children And Adults: ADHD, Bipolar, OCD, Asperger’s, Depression, And Other Disorders a couple weeks ago, but had bookmarked a number of pages to review and have yet to go back to it. I wanted to [...] C has been continuing to use EPGY at home, since his school has been less than supportive. After a long period of not requesting to use EPGY at school, C did ask for it two days in a row. The first day they had trouble getting it working and the next day they insisted he do [...] Last week Carnegie Mellon announced their C-MITES weekend workshops in Lower Merion. C and a friend are both attending for the first time, though different classes. C will be newly 6 and hopefully not too much younger than the other kids. It will be his first experience with a group of other children like himself, even [...] A lot can happen in a week. First, I got invited to an interview at my first choice graduate school. I’m very excited and also terribly nervous. I have a bit less than two weeks to prep for the interview. I’m not even sure exactly what prepping I should do, but have already started to pick [...] |
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