DS5.5 has been ready for K for basically ever (as he says). Today was the school meet n greet. He was fine until he saw the crowd. He was shy, but still ok, when he found out he didn't know anyone in his class. But when trying to get him through the cafeteria to get all the papers signed and checks written for lunches, ASP, etc, he had a meltdown - all because he would not be at the same school as his sister, and he would miss her. She is 3.5 and still at daycare/preschool.
But *I* knew why he was really having the meltdown. He was anxious, nervous and overwhelmed by the amount of people in the building at one time. He wasn't prepared for that, and like his mother, can get overwhelmed in large crowds when he's not comfortable or familiar with the environment.
And I can see how he would be labeled as AS quicker than gifted with OE. When he was 3, we feared the ADHD diagnosis because he was bored and acting out in school. It's amazing how much he changed when put in the right environment!
So stick to your guns. You know your child better than anyone. And while sometimes an outside opinion/observation can be helpful, I've come to realize that with a gifted child, "professionals" refuse to focus on what is right and try to place the GT child in a diagnosis that is oh so wrong!
