OT: prayers for DS

In the US some schools hold small graduation ceremonies when kids leave kindergarden or first grade. I was just wondering if the poor kid had or was going to "graduate" and was worried that he'd soon be expected to leave home. Kids brains work in odd ways sometimes.

Be thankful that he was diagnosed correctly. My son went through public and secondary school with a "he has some kind of learning disability, but we can't put our finger on it, so we'll try different things" diagnosis. He tested as gifted, but couldn't keep up with the work load. He managed to stay on the honour roll through high school, but some marks were high, and others just a pass. He finally had testing at university. He was never hyperactive, so they never considered ADD. His medication helps, but it also causes mild depression. He went into counseling as an adult, and discovered he suffers from panic attacks. They tracked his earliest recollection to age 8. He still struggles, but keeps trying for a normal life.

He had a "graduation" ceremony when he finished his combined preschool program. It was run in one of the local elementary schools and had both "different;y abled" kids and "typical" kids (I really hate those terms, but...). He did really well there as he was getting help with the other issues that were going on - he received occupational therapy, physical therapy, and crap, forgot what the other one was, but it was to help him with his sensory integration dysfunction. As for labelling him - he was happy to learn that he was "stupid" and was able to accept that, like different brands of cars, sometimes the wiring is a little different. He also thinks it's cool that Mommy is wired similarly to him, and NOW, it's even cooler because both he and Mommy have to carry EpiPens with them when they go anywhere....go figure .

Larisa

Prayers and sensible thoughts on the way from Tucson!

editied.."was 'stupid'" to "wasn't 'stupid'"...sometimes my fingers get away from me and I don't even notice it