Polly: Thank you so much for linking that PBS site! That's exactly the type of milestone chart I've been looking for. My boys sound similar to your son -- they love to interact with people, but on their own terms. Like you, I see self-direction as a very positive trait, but there are definitely times I wish I could channel their energy to my directions!
Grinity: Thanks for your sweet response! The EI testers didn't seem very appreciative of "abstract thought" at all. You're exactly right there! During their evaluation, I mentioned the kinds of comparisons the boys were making, but whatever notes the testers made about it didn't end up in their final report. Maybe they were just humoring me by pretending to write it down. In a way it doesn't really matter because the boys are only getting therapy for their speech, but it threw me to see them identified as having below-average cognitive skills.
