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She was joking, right? Since you think it was funny, I assume so...

I think she meant it, but in a friendly way to let me know she didn't think DS's challenging personality is pathological. More like a reminder that intense gifted kids often grow up into intense gifted adults who go on to have intense gifted kids. She knows me from a specific professional setting where those characteristics are a positive (I work with a lot of quirky intense passionate opinionated wonderful people, many of whom were identified as GT as kids, and many of whom still exhibit quite a few OEs).

I think I wanted to share the story because so many times on this forum I hear parents discovering or remembering things about themselves along the way as they think about their child. Also, I think a lot of characteristics that make kids challenging can sometimes serve them well as an adults; sometimes it is reassuring to remember that.

Blackcat- I just wanted to comment that my DD does exactly what you describe-holding her head up when writing and not using her hand to hold the paper at all. We have just recently started OT for hypotonia and fine motor issues (and apparently a couple of other things the OT noticed). Boy, I wish I could chat with you and learn from your experiences with it so far!

Let me know if you have any specific questions. Last OT session did not go well. Substitute OT kept talking to DS like he's 4, going on and on about his helper hand, and how he needs to use it to hold his paper. DS barked at her about how his helper hand needs to help hold his head up. He looked like he was going to fall out of his chair and seemed downright surly with the poor woman (they have one way observation windows so I could see what was going on). Not his normal personality at all. He is supposed to use a slant board at school, but doesn't. Not sure if that makes the situation with the hand better or worse.