Portia - it sounds like you have been through the ringer. What an ordeal. Shows how critical it is to have testing done by 2E specialist.
knute974 - we have not met with GDC in person. They made these recommendations based on the checklists we filled out and prior testing.
After reading The Mislabeled Child, I really don't think he has CAPD, SPD, ADHD or dysgraphia. He can write fine when he wants to and puts effort into it. That is what he is like in general.
I think I have a kid who as the Eides describe is like a "wild horse" who refuses to be tamed. He wants to do what pleases him, wants to study and focus on what he deems to be important. He is willful and stubborn and not motivated by things most kids are - grades, teacher approval, etc. He goes to a challenging albeit traditional private school. His teacher and the school headmaster feel his underachievement is due to effort. They look at his scores on standardized testing.
I would feel better though knowing his underachievement was not a result of some undiagnosed learning disability. I don't want to wake up years from now wondering what if... But right now I am so dizzied up I feel paralyzed and don't know where to start. We know he has the vision issue and executive functioning issues... but not sure what else..the EF issues stem from motivation i think....
Hence - my thought process is to get him tested by a 2E specialist (not a local hack) who can point us in the right direction if in fact there are other 2E issues involved...
Does this make sense?
