My child is an extremely gifted 1st grader with imaginational over-excitability. She reads at a very high level, seems to know math intuitively, and is the most amazing artist I've ever taught (I am an art teacher).
Some of her quirkiness has lead to past educators wanting to label her Autistic. It's like the Misdiagnosis/Duel-diagnosis book was written for us.
She just started 1st grade and performs excellent on one-on-one testing by her teacher, but during class activities she slips into her imaginary world, singing quietly to herself, playing pretend, or leaving her seat in imaginary play.
Her teacher asked me yesterday if it was ok to bring in a specialist to observe her to come up with strategies to help her stay more focused and on task. Is this a good thing? Are they trying to modify the classroom environment to aid in her learning? Or is this just the first step to another attempt to mislabel my daughter? Should I support such intervention or resist it?
THOUGHTS?
