nowwhat? I love that "strap in, people HATE it when a child is different!" She was reading in preschool and loved to help navigate on trips already, if I gave her the step-by-step and she could look for the correct exit signs, etc. She still loves to study maps ahead of time and chat about where she is every step of the way.

Incredulous, that's a good word. How dare that child learn to read without their help?! The one that escapes their control.

We don't have the behaviors at home either, though she has transition time from the moment she steps out the school doors for about 1 - 1.5 hours, depending upon what type of day she's had. then she's fine. Up at 5:45 a.m. singing and chatting when she doesn't have school. Has to be practically dragged downstairs on school days.

Well our DDs are lucky that their families think their blessed, I think it's really important no matter what happens. I run through puddles right with my DD, I can remember being young and loving how it feels.