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Oh - one more thing. My male relatives are 'weird' and we've figured out it's probably Asperger's, so I am familiar with it as expressed in my family (brother, father, uncle, cousin, and grandfather all fit the phenotype - all but one of my grandfather's male descendants). She doesn't match them. It's possible, of course, that I just don't recognize it in a girl, but I don't think so. In my family the boys have an odd gait, a weird accent specific to them, and decreased sensitivity to pain but increased sensitivity to physical annoyances in addition to the usual obsessive Aspie traits, and she definitely does not have these.

Hi Ljoy -
If school is still in session, just call and say: "I'm having a hard time deciding what to do for next year, can I come in and quietly observe the class my daughter would be placed in next year?"

If they act like "Well that isn't how we do things!" - that's valuable info.

If they act like "We'd love to, but it's only partys from here on in" try to say "oh, I understand, I'd just like to go and soak up the atmoushpere."

It's really good to go in and see what books are on the bookshelves, what the teacher's praise, how the kids treat the 'weirdest' kid.

sorry to hear about the medical issues,
((hugs))
Grinity

I would recommend private testing by someone familiar with gifted kids and learning disabilities.