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I hope that some of the stuff you read in this thread sounded like your son. Hopefully as the vision issues clear he'll bounce ahead.

Welcome Marytheres! Pull up a cozy chair...gifted comes in all shapes and flavors. Good luck with the eval!

Smiles,
Grinity

The neuropsych is a great place to start. It was a huge help for us. Just understanding a bit of what DS's challenges are helped the entire family dynamic. DS is nine now. He is doing really, really well. His MAP achievement scores were through the roof this year, 99th percentile in reading and off the charts for math. He still struggles with writing, both the physical and the mental, but other than that appears to be compensating well and happily for many of his issues. He is such a changed kid that I am considering having a second round of testing this fall to determine what we should do for middle school.

I felt really lost and confused starting out too. But I learned a lot from reading books and articles, from interacting online with other parents having the same issues and from teachers, doctors and therapists who help my child. Hope the testing gives you some answers!

Thanks for the warm welcome! NCmom2 - so glad to hear that your DS is doing well and is happy! Gives me hope that this will all turn out okay for us too!