Hello everyone. I have, I believe, a 2e six year old who has just started first grade. Unfortunately for him, his gifts are not in the traditional academic realm. He is highly creative, visual spacial, and a big concept thinker. He is able to take complex information and form pretty amazing questions or conclusions for his age. Unfortunately, his nice small private school only sees his deficits. He can't read yet, is unable to sequence effectively, and has a terrible time with inattention and following oral directions. He spends a lot of time in his head, contemplating his latest passion, and we often have to work hard to get his attention so that we can get him to minimally attend to things like getting dressed, or eating. He is quite social and loving, but has issues with anxiety, and frustration. How do we advocate for him with the school, when they do not see his "gifts", but only his weaknesses?
