My oldest son started in birth to 3 program (hypotonia, gross and fine motor delays, self help delays, speech delays, expressive language delays) ESE preschool (developmentally delayed, selective mutism for 1.5 years, speech delays, anxiety), the last year of ESE preschool huge gains, regular K, continued speech and OT therapy, Aspergers dx age 8, entered gifted program 6th grade (this is after several early IQ tests of 100 or below when I knew he was most definitely very superior 2e), and is graduation in two weeks 3rd in his class of 600 students headed to a highly selective prestigious college.
I worked really hard to meet his needs but I always knew my evaluation of him was spot on. I knew that eventually they would see what I saw and it did turn out that way. I worked simultaneously on making current problems less of a problem as well as always looking forward to what will he need in the near future and long term.
