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Hey crisc, is NVLD an executive function issue? How does is correlate to WISC scores?

Thanks,
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Crisc, also agree with what Kriston said.

DD6 told a little boy that she was going to punch him to the ground and make him cry like a little girl.

Kriston, you met her, does that sound like something she would do....oh....wait a sec.......


Seriously though, there was MUCH more to the story as there usually is, turns out he kept throwing things at her head when teacher wasn't looking.

I don't know about the rudeness to adults. I've seen an off the charts PG little girl do stuff like that. ((shrug))

Thanks everyone! I really just wish that the next 3 months of the school year were already over. It can't come soon enough, IMO.

So many of these things overlap with characteristics and symptoms and signs... DS5 is extremely sensitive, and the more boredom that sets in, the more trouble he will get in (at home and at school). Everyone who meets him will tell you what an amazingly well behaved child he is and would not believe me for a moment that he has ever been the first one to throw a punch at school (though it's only happened once for us). Being frustrated and bored can bring out the "best" in all of us. I hope you find your answers, but like Kriston said, it could be just a bad fit.

Is anyone a member of the yahoo group for Gifted-NLD-AS support group? I have been waiting over a month for acceptance to the group with no reply from the list owner.

I can give e-mail and screen name through PM if neeed.

Thanks

I was wondering the same thing. I have also been waiting a month or so to join the Yahoo group for Gifted-NLD-AS and the NLD-in common group but haven't heard anything.

Does anyone have any info on either of these groups?

Quick update:
DS6 has his neuropsychological evaluation today. Based on his history, parent/teacher rating scales, and other documentation the two evalautors were unable to diagnose him with NLD, Aspergers, PPD, Autism, OCD, ODD, or any other acronym. They do feel that he has some mild anxiety and could benefit from social skills training due to his intellectual/emotional asynchrony. They also feel that a lot of his behaviors could be explained by a poor educational fit and his level of giftedness.

I am very relieved. We will continue counseling appointments and also continue with some of the NLD strategies that we have read about and implemented in regards to social skills training. I am glad that we went through with the evaluation. I think it we didn't I would have kept second guessing myself. I didn't want to chalk everything up to being gifted and miss some obvious medical diagnosis that he could have benefited by treatment.

Please everyone keep good thoughts for us that DS6 will be able to attend the new private school for gifted children this fall and not have to return to public school.

Also thanks to everyone for their continued support. I love all my friends who "live in the computer".

Good. I'm not AT ALL surprised that there was nothing to diagnose, but I'm glad.

I'm really hoping that the new school will work oh-so-much better for him.

Thanks for the update!

crisc, that's wonderful news!

I'll keep my fingers crossed that the new school works out.

That's wonderful news! Best wishes for the new school.

Neato