Thank you for your feedback twallace. This may sound bad but l really don't remember DS9 at age 2 when looking at the MCHAT. He was a very easy 2 year old and would play by himself quietly. I think I was so distracted by his very active big brother I did not pay enough attention to him. We noticed some social issues around first grade. He stopped playing with friends at recess and started sneaking inside back in the classroom. He would complain about all the rules and kids not following the rules such as in a game of tag on the playground. He also started wearing his hood up in social settings like the playground or new places and/or people. This continued to second and now third grade he has no friends at school. He plays by himself and usually makes up games in his head. He has been in a friendship group all year but still no friends. On sport teams he also does not socially interact with others and has never made any friends from the teams. I have not observed him yet with a group of gifted peers so not sure if he would be different in that setting. He does interact just fine with his siblings and has two friends outside of school that he has known since he was a toddler. He enjoys anything related to science and shares this interest with his two friends outside of school.
