My elder daughter is very intelligent. She is also diagnosed as having Asperger's Syndrome; she has some social delays and some sensory processing issues.
...what steps should I take from here? Our school district does not hIave much of a gifted program. They don't identify kids as being gifted until at least 3rd grade because until then all differences could be attributed to nurturing.
Thanks!
My personal experience with this (DS9 is finishing 4th grade, gifted/AS) is to spend the early elementary years working very hard on social skills and whatever else from the AS needs work, because the opportunities for gifted kids take off after 3rd grade, and you can do her a great favor by helping her get the social skills to do group work even with gifted kids.
We did this through private therapy for the AS; it was a great investment.
DeeDee
