Lepa, I just finished reading 8 Keys to Raising the Quirky Kid and that was really an eye opener. I saw my DS in a lot of that book and also where I have not been helping him work the social muscles he needed to develop. I wish I had read it when he was in 3rd grade, but I didn't see it at that point- in a lot of ways he's very social and certainly tries to make friends and be part of the group, but as the other kids picked up the social rules, he didn't and now in 5th grade he can't engage them and he is being left out (and has started adapting to that by spending recess and eating lunch in the classroom). I am now reading the How To Make and Keep Friends book Parents Guide. After I finish this one I will check out the other books.
Thank you all so much, I have no idea what I would do without this group.
