Ndw and CCN thank you for the replies. Ndw, I was surprised his knowledge score was so low, but what you said about your daughter scoring lower because of not being challenged makes me think that is probably true for him. I will definitely look into visual spatial learners. I’ve always known he’s a very visual person, but didn’t realize how much it could affect his life. He is also really sensitive—he can pick up even the slightest hint of sadness or worry in my voice, can’t handle listening to certain music because it makes him too sad, has started crying when something on tv was sad (when he was in preschool the big one was when Steve on Blue’s Clues was wondering why he never found the clues).
CCN, that’s interesting that there was such a gap in some of your son’s CELF categories. Did the tester test all the categories? Our report has all of them listed, but many weren’t tested. I don’t know why. My son likes to rip paper, too! Actually (this sounds so weird) he has ended up eating some bookmarks because he will hold them while reading, rip them into little pieces , and put them in his mouth. We try to make sure he always has gum. I know he needs to get more exercise but right now I just don’t know how to do that when he spends all daylight hours either at school or doing homework (he can’t do it later after playing or he won’t have enough time).
I will definitely ask the doctor about non-stimulant meds.
