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[quote=Anonymous]I’ve posted in Elementary kids as well. Hoping to get additional feedback in this forum.

He’s always been very quiet and timid. At one point, around age 6, he was evaluated for selective mutism and deemed slow to warm instead.

Over the years his personality/temperament remained the same. In a classroom setting he was allowed to work in small groups and teachers would notice he would only engage in those groups and with those friends. In an effort to keep him progressing socially, even when he tested out of say a reading level small group, they allowed him to stay and used it for socializing.

He’s now going into middle school and small group socializing is still happening but one on one instead with the teachers and that is where they say he is most social.

I’ll notice when he’s asked to do something he seems unable to do it physically. He was to cut the icing packet on toaster strudel the other day and seemed to not know how to hold the scissors to make the cut (fingers right where the blade tip could cut your fingers instead). Other examples include when he’s getting dressed in the morning, putting on pants on top of his pajama shorts and going the entire school day with both pairs on.

I asked him to turn off the porch light this morning as he was by the door and he just looked and said it was on. He seemed somewhat unsure of what to do. Common occurrences like this where he seems out of place for his age or ability or unsure of a situation that happens every day for years.

He will ask where to place his socks before a shower when the daily routine is to put dirty clothes in the hamper and socks in a sock bin beside the hampers.

Another recent example was at an indoor pool he seemed unable to get out of the side of the pool. He’s taken swimming lessons for a few years now and the instructor had to push his bottom up for him and explain how to push up with his arms.

I requested an IEP evaluation thru the school and they plan to do one this summer.

Doctors do not feel it’s adhd. They have said maybe a little social anxiety but much of this is a home setting with the same family members for over ten years now and every week day school setting with the same class and teachers.

I’m at a loss and worried that I’m running out of options. I bring this up to every pediatrician and they just essentially shrug it off as nothing of concern. It just feels like it’s something needing attending to, to me.

The unfamiliarity of common situations and inability to physically complete common tasks, what may that be exactly?[/quote]

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