Follow up ... Our DS started pulling his hair out in little clumps in school this fall because he liked the "zing.". He has always twirled it, but this was new. We freaked out a little, and then he had some sensory integration disorder therapy (limb brushing/joint compression before bed) and voil�, he sleeps most nights in his bed for a few months now. So he is doing great in that aspect. Still afraid to go alone to the bathroom, but that seems to be waning a bit too.
I should probably start a new thread ... At 6 1/2 he is starting to appear unusual to DH and me. Specifically, we are stunned by the math concepts he is able to grasp and his thirst for more. He is in a self-contained hg/pg program, where he has made "school friends" but not really forged any real friendships. I just happened upon the wisc extended norms paper ... His scores are:
Verbal comp 150
Percept reasoning 145
Working memory 146
Process speed 141
Fsiq 155
His math MAP RIT score was 194 when school started (reading 213).
Lots of 19s, 18s, 17s on scaled scores on the wisc 4. The tester told me that with kids this high, the numbers are less important than what the child does with it ( good advice for everyone, I'd say!). But lately we've been wondering, should we investigate his iq further? He likes school but wishes math was harder.
He is a fantastic kid & I just want to make sure we are providing what he needs.
