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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with all the above except for 8:39 (BTW, no snark on special needs, please - if you don't have an SN kid, you just can't understand and your criticism is hurtful).  OP, I have two children similar to yours.  Both extremely bright but hit a wall around 5th grade.  After rounds and rounds of testing we finally got an Asperger's diagnosis/inattentive ADHD/anxiety diagnosis on one and inattentive ADHD/slow processing/anxiety on the other.  20.00 is right on the mark.  Some kids respond well to meds; others don't.  I have one on meds and one not.  Your biggest concern right now should be teasing out a precise diagnosis (which, by the way, may change over the years every time you redo testing, which is recommended every three years) and worrying about harm to your child's confidence.  We shuffled around schools a bit to get the children out of punitive, rote memorization schools with too much homework.  One thrived at a FCPS public with an IEP.  The other is thriving at Commonwealth Academy (yes, parents definitely drive from Bethesda, in fact they come from Rockville, Leesburg, Manassas).  It's taken several years for both DCs to recover their self-confidence.  I only wish I had moved my children our of the harsh environments earlier.  BTW, it sounds like your DS may have a working memory problem as does one of my children.  A full NT workup will often demonstrate short and long-term memory issues.  If you need recommendations for testers, post back and I will dig some up.  [/quote]

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