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I'm tacking on the end of this thread again.

They are not doing another reading test because 'it will invalidate the results'. I feel very frustrated. Tomorrow is the last day of term then we have a weeks holiday. I find myself trying to work out how to find the �600 for testing. He is being very rude, aggressive (hitting/pushing), and is being very emotional. His teacher did note this down at the parents evening - i said it was a red flag for us that he is not happy.

So i think if he is fine over the 1/2 term holiday then i am going over his teachers head to the g&t co-ordinator or the head and stating very clearly what *I* see is happening.

Sorry for venting! But i have no where else to do so.

That's why we're here. Vent all you need to, please!

{{hugs}} to you for all the trouble. I'm glad you're not letting the school brush this under the rug. Something has to change, clearly.

All the best to you! I'm pulling for a good resolution!

I'm tagging onto this thread as I just got Dr. Ruf's book yesterday, devoured it in one sitting and am so grateful to her right now.

It feels like I have suddenly had a light shined on our DS9 and what I'm seeing takes my breath away... So much about him makes perfect "sense" and instead of feeling all those explanatory sensations "but I think all (fill in the blank) is really because he's processing things differently" I'm finally feeling relief and JOY! at who this magnificent person truly is.

I tell you, her book has changed our lives.

I felt the same way about her book. Not everyone does, and the book isn't perfect. But it was *extremely* helpful for jarring me out of my GT denial and helping me see my son in context.