JJ's Mom,

We do not think she has eye tracking issues, but will have her tested. As to the balance of your list of symptoms, they certainly sound familiar - she has a strong vocabulary; but I suspect she only reads what holds her attention. We tried her on the early Nancy Drew books (that were for her age group) and she had no interest.

To your question about us, we are not Asian. Blond hair and fair skin (Germanic/Norse tree). We have always spoke openly about her adoption/heritage, attend annual reunions of the adoption group we were part of (she is an email pen pal with 3 of the girls that were adopted when she was), attend the local Parents of Children from China events with similar looking families (non-Asian parents), have Chinese festivals, et cetera. But, in the end, we look different. Fortunately, her friends are a rainbow of colors and we remain in direct contact with the other parents to hear if any kid-talk turns ugly or painful. So far, we have detected nothing. But, I am sure there is much we do not see.