ok, i just realized the beg this thread was when he was ds5!!
i'm so excited.
what you describe of your then ds5 is my child rt now except mine has autism. and also your son is much more advanced at age 5 than mine is now...
which is also one reason i have been opposed to supplementing him, because if i do? he's already ahead-- he will really rocket forward. he is like a thirsty sponge. i just really didn't want to be his 'teacher' and again, as i mentioned my focus all these years has been recovery and now finally all social skills.
so i have many pages to read of this thread but again, i'm so thrilled to find it. it is like an answer to my prayers right now. honestly! thank you smile

One can never consent to creep when
one feels an impulse to soar!
~Helen Keller