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Fantastic suggestion. Getting a good quality moist heating pad may make a huge difference in his pain level. They are totally unlike what is sold at the drugstore. He could use it on his legs and feet even when he had the brace on. We've found it very helpful with tight muscles that can come from inbalances with hypotonia. http://www.amazon.com/Moist-Heating...mp;ie=UTF8&qid=1308848204&sr=1-2 another good brand is thermophore. Both have good prices on Amazon.

It is a very good observation that your anxiety level can make the situation worse. It may help to try to ask yourself the question "really, what's the worst thing if the straps don't hold tonight?" In the morning we fix them. Also, "what is my worrying accomplishing right now?" When you've asked those questions move to deep breathing and relaxation.

On a related note, since I am still in the process of putting together a portfolio (handwritten work samples at a gifted level are rare here) and filling out that @#$%&* parent paperwork for DS to support his DYS application because his last achievement testing wasn't exactly what DYS accepts, does anyone know if you actually only need qualifying SAT scores on a single section to qualify for DYS, or is it like the ACT scores, where you need the composite also? DS as an 8th grader made a 740 Critical Reading, but only 520 Math on the SAT. The wording on the qualifying criteria page seems to indicate that any one score will work for the achievement portion, in which case I can stop obsessing over the portfolio and just send what I've got when the paper score report comes in.

I read it the same way = stop obsessing, send in what you have, and do send in the parts of the portfolio you have already done!

Do the work, but stop obsessing about it - make sense? Pretend you are making a 'retrospective' of DS so that when he gets married, you can embarrass him really well with a slide show of his early life.

Did you apply also to SET with that CR score? How old is your son now?

Smiles,
Grinity

Thanks for sharing, I'm sure that will inspire many parents to keep working to get needed accommodations!

Love and More Love,
Grinity

I feel kind of silly asking this, but what is SET? My son is 14.

Edit:Never mind. I found it. He wouldn't qualify.