Hi Zelda,
I did not see this post last night despite looking.
Sorry for the delayed response.
I think my comments were being held for review since I'm new. They're now going through when I submit.
Thank you again. There is a neuropsychologist in the area that seems to have experience with the gifted. I'm going to give her office a call. I was trying the hospitals before.
I see my son's silly behavior as a way to avoid failure, which is probably very similar to avoiding rejection. I see this in DS in other areas too, to be honest. He will behave the same way if he is unsure he can do a task (in the past when I've tried to teach him to hold a pencil, ride a bike, swim, tie his shoes...) for the physical tasks, I've learned that I just can't push him. I can show him and then let him try it on his own when he is ready. He's now learned all this things but to swim.
