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Re: explaining that your kid is different:
When our DS4 was tested, the psychologist gave us a pyramid picture of 30 smiling faces. Most of the kids were in the middle, then it sloped down with fewer kids, and then finally on each end only one. She said we could explain that this is your class, and that every kid learns differently. Most will learn the same, needing to hear something several times to learn it. Some will be at the one end, needing evern more repetitions to learn something. And some will be like your DS, needing to hear something only once or twice to learn it. I think this showed DS that everyone was unique, not just that he was different. It really helped him understand why the other kids didn't know something he thought was easy.

I cannot remember - has your son done any IQ or achievement testing? This would help show the school how different he is?