Welcome Becky C!
Glad you found us? BTW, how did you find us, I'm just curious...
First of all- your daughter sounds like a delightful person. I'm really proud of you for setting up a safe school routine. My son still appears 'more emotional' than a boy of his age 'should be.' Well, I figure that if the boy sitting next to him had been worrying about global warming for the last 6 years, then my son would suddenly look quite normal.
I'm glad that you found a professional who was able to discribe your daughter just from her circumstances - pretty cool, yes? Wait until you met the rest of us (LOL)...
So - what spurred you to make the appointment with the 'underachievement specialist' in the first place.
If you've read 'Genius Denied' then you've heard of 'Enforced Underachievement' - which sounds like exactly what your daughter's school is doing to her! And yes, 'Enforced Underachievement' can damage a child -
I keep track of the 'perfectionist moments' to track how my kid is doing -
Is he willing to try new things?
Is he willing to try new things that are hard?
Is he willing to stick with learning challenges that don't come instantly?
As for the emotional outbursts - I think that they are part of the territory, and our job is to teach them how to 'melt down gracefully' and 'prevent unnescessary melt downs' rather than to avoid them altogether.
Have you thought about a gradeskip? Has the school offered subject accelerations? Do you have IQ and Achievement scores?
Smiles,
Grinity
