Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and your own experiences, I really appreciate it!
I think "strong independent thinker" definitely describes him. He has huge, elaborate plans in his head and gets very excited about them. He also does feel like he has to change what he's doing a lot, so that must be stressful or at least annoying from his point of view. I'm thinking (hoping) some of these issues will resolve as he gets a little older, and will be able to balance what he wants vs what the class/his teachers are doing. He isn't getting overly worked up (no crying, yelling, etc) so it seems he's handling the best he can right now.
Aeh - I do feel like he could very easily have equal or worse behavior issues if he is held.
Portia - I agree. I would love to know what needs of his aren't being met so I could help. I quickly feel like an annoying mom when I ask him about school so I need a better tactic than that, haha!
