Reply to Special need Dx likely soon; spouse not ready

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "Special need Dx likely soon; spouse not ready"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]Has anybody BTDT with a spouse who thinks DC is gifted (or neurotypical) rather than learning disabled? We had our 7 yr old professionally evaluated because we didn't really like what we saw at the public school but since then, I see a learning disability and my spouse sees a child who is not challenged.

Spouse was labeled LD and then gifted (LD 1st, gifted 4th) and thinks our child is the same. I totally disagree. While DC meets "benchmarks" he is WAY behind peers and they make fun of him. It hurts me that my child is suffering but it's even worse that my spouse sees something that is very unlikely right now.

If you have BTDT, how did you prepare your spouse or how do you suggest I prepare mine? To be clear, our child is very happy and has wonderful leadership skills but is very, very behind peers on most academic measures (IMO).  If we were not in the DC metro, he'd probably be fine but he's way below normal for his peer group. I have come to terms with it, spouse hasn't, and the house of cards comes crashing down next week.

I want DC to not feel...inferior or unloved or over-judged. suggestions?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics