And I mean that affectionately!
Yesterday GS9 said, "I feel like I'm distancing myself from my old self." I asked him what he meant. From what he said, he apparently is getting comfortable with who he is now, and likes himself now. The kids(including the 5th graders!) are starting to get his jokes(is that the real meaning of "they all level out at 3rd/4th grade"
?) He's finally picking up on all those social cues, and knows who will understand when he says things like "distancing myself from my old self".
I was so frustrated with the parent/teacher conference that I couldn't even go back to my thread and post what happened. Basically I decided he's gotten way ahead of his classmates without any acceleration at school, so I'd just have to keep challenging him at home. For him to start feeling socially accepted, and happy with himself is really nice, and I think his teachers have helped with that.
