Hi Willa Gayle,
I was reading your email asking what to address first, LD or gifted. I get panicky, too, about not be vigilant enough. Even if I find it hard to take my own advice, I'll offer it to you: Relax. The testing is just an extra. It's cool for them, and offers some opportunities, but it's not that important. Especially if your son is younger than 5th grade. I know my son did the SCAT test last year as a 2nd grader "just for fun". Even though he did very well, we're not opting for distance learning (at this time) or commuter camps (we live in the middle of nowhere), so it's just for the experience. I'll have him do the EXPLORE in 5th grade and maybe SAT or ACT in 7th. I'd work on the LD first and maybe consider it when things seem under control (is there really such a fairy-tale time in the lives of moms of PG kids?)
Cym
