Thanks for the link chris. The associations piece does seem to fit. He definitely has some of the hypersensitivity issues on the emotional scale. I think we are going to take him to a private psychologist for an evaluation just to be sure we are seeing traits of giftedness and not that in combination with something else like ADD or dysgraphia. Nothing I have read seems to "fit" perfectly so I have become anxious about what to suggest to help him.
So far, we have had great teachers that have been willing and able to adapt instruction for our son with input for us. I am an educator myself and have come to his public schooling with the expectation (and reputation) that parents and schools have to work together to figure out what works for each child so we are lucky in that regard. The more I understand what is going on the more I can provide or suggest resources if needed.
If anyone has background in gifted kids with other issues, I would love to hear your thoughts, too!
