Hopefully your child will make the cutoff of the gifted program and that will solve everything. Was the testing done one to one or as part of a group. If it was a group test, remember that your child my be gifted, or even unusually gifted, and still not score well on the group test - they are good for screening kids in but not for screening kids out.
It was a group test that took a little over 2 hours and was administered by the school district. He attends a charter school, so I had to pay for it. I have been told by a neuropsychologist (she is a sister of a friend) that he may be better off getting IQ tested.
A book on teaching your child to do what you tell him is 'Transforming the Difficult Child Workbook' by Lisa Bravo.
A book on understanding the nuances of executive function skills is 'Smart but Scattered.' It's perfectly possible to be very strong in some areas of organization, such as making an over all plan and putting things away according to that plan, while weak in other areas, such as timesense, or deciding which books need to be brought home.
If you want, keep a journal of which organizational skills are causing him problems at this point in his life, and figure out which on is most important to solve. Then start a thread about 'How can I get my child to do X' and we'll all pitch in ideas.
I'm curious about what motivates your son. That's another great thing to actually observe and track.
Excellent suggestions! I'm going to be loading up the tablet with books! I think his biggest issue is lack of interest. He has an excellent memory but forgets things he doesn't like i.e., his spelling book on Mondays (he does an entire week of spelling homework in one night due to this issue).
