To answer a couple of questions:
We've only had the gifted testing done by a school psychologist. Ds was diagnosed with SPD when he was 4, but I thought he had overcome a lot of those issues. Is behavior in public is fine, other than the constant fidgeting and movement (ants in the pants!). In fact, his behavior is very good when he is engaged in something that's interesting to him. I feel like he has to learn to cope with situations that are unpleasant or in situations where he is uninterested. I swear he believes the rest of the world is here to entertain him. We do have space for him to play but he is not very independent. For him, being the social creature that he is, solo activities are pointless. He's beginning to play a little more on his own in his room, but if I tell him to go outside and play, he'll say it's boring because there are no kids to play with. When I ask him if he'd prefer to be in school, he says no. It's probably the same for him as it is for me. We are choosing between two flawed alternatives. Neither is perfect. Oh, and dh thinks some of this has to do withMom being teacher.
