Thanks for the response - my ds is 8.5, 3rd grade. He is doing really well in school, with the exceptions noted above. He came really close to getting an s- in technology last year; after observing the class I held off on being overly concerned about things because I could definitely see why a kid could fall asleep in the low humming, warmish room with a soft-spoken teacher repeating things. you. already. know. zzzz...
But more and more, I think he really does have a hard time hearing or at least understanding me in the car, so I began thinking differently about his slow behavior in tech. lab.
The social thing has gone on for a while and seems to be less severe now that he has a couple of kids from his gt program that he seems to relate to ok. Time will tell more on that front. After reading this thread and related articles I have strong doubts he would turn up with Aspergers but it was mentioned in the consultation.
