Thank you all for your input. I came back to edit my initial response, which was that I was going to go the private route, but now I'm having second thoughts. I haven't turned in the contract yet because something just doesn't feel right. But the public option doesn't feel right either.
To update you all, the psychologist calculated the fsiq as 152. At first I thought that just meant she's pretty smart. But now, after a few days of poking around the internet, I'm realizing that maybe it's a bit more than just smart. That she could potentially be exceptionally gifted if not profoundly gifted, especially since she hit the ceilings of a number of the subtests. I'm new to all of this testing/identification and a little bewildered and overwhelmed by what it suggests. Also a little incredulous.
But..a lot of things I couldn't put together before about my daughter seem to make a lot more sense now. Like the social piece - she's often playing by herself on the yard when I go pick her up from preschool; she told me that she doesn't like playing with other kids, that she likes playing "one-person games" instead. Or that her favorite playmate (besides her little brother who she love/hates/bosses around) is her cousin who is two years older than her...and that she can't fall asleep because she can't stop thinking..or the fact that one minute I feel like I'm talking to a 10-year-old and then I'm totally flustered when the next minute she bursts into tears and throws a temper tantrum like, well, a 4-year old...is this sounding familiar to anyone?
Anyway, sorry I'm babbling. I don't know what the best route is for my daughter, but I guess I will figure it out as I go along. I'm going back to the private school tomorrow to talk with them about my concerns. I guess we'll go from there.
Last edited by HelenC; 08/15/13 08:46 PM.
