blluemagic, It's tough in the position you and your ds are in right now - but things will get better as you get more answers. Hopefully the counseling will help, but I'd be sure to proceed with private testing through a neuropsych if at all possible - don't get hung up on worrying that it will come to late for the start of school. Focus on the big picture - your ds' *life* forward, not the immediate issues with school. This next school year may not be the optimal honors-class school year you and your ds would hope for - but it's just one year. There will be another year after, and college after - a whole lot of wonderful things to hope for and aim for. Having a diagnosis will help, and more importantly, really understanding what is really going on will help. A neuropsych will also be useful in helping you and your ds map out the path to accommodations/remediation etc as needed.
How was your dd's LD diagnosed? I just can't help but wonder if the issues you are seeing in your ds aren't possibly a related type of LD.... it's not unusual to see similar or somewhat related LDs occur in relatives.
Hang in there!
polarbear
Last edited by polarbear; 06/03/14 10:32 AM.
