polarbear ... I agree. As much as I think my boys are on their own paths, I am not taking any chances and while the 3-year old has been through the school eval and Autism eval, they all were too hung up on the Autism part and didn't explore other options so I have a private Speech eval scheduled for next Wednesday to get another opinion. It's in a place where our older one goes for OT and they know our younger one little better than other people and they are aware of his gifted nature. More than anything I am worried about possible motor issues (connected to his fine motor skills that are really lacking) but for the most part, in his case the "normal" approach to speech therapy is not a way to go.