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[quote=Anonymous]My oldest is in 7th grade.  About 6 months before he started K, we realized something was going on.  Anxiety was clearly an issue (he refused to get into a moon bounce if there was even 1 kid that he didn't know; he was refusing to go to birthday parties because there would be 'new' kids).  We met with a psychologist and had an OT evaluation.  The OT eval reviewed gross/fine motor delays and motor planning/coordination issues.  We later had a speech evaluation and he had a 2 year expressive/receptive delay.  We started OT/ST.  We kicked off the IEP process in December of his K year only to be told that 'nothing about your child stands out' and the school declined to do their own evaluations even though we had plenty of private evals that indicated significant delays in all areas.  But, DS had no behavioral issues, was social and happy to go to school, he didn't stand out.  We got an advocate, got a dev ped evaluation and an ADHD diagnosis.  That got us an IEP at the end of K but DS wasn't reading before he left K.

DS is now in 7th grade and now presents as a very typical kid.  He reads above grade level but avoid writing and is well below grade level in math.  Yet, he's come so very far, I no longer have the concerns I once did.  In many ways, he's still on the lower end of the developmental scale.  But, he actually has great emotional intelligence and great insight.  He's had so many interventions and we've talked a lot about his challenge and why he is the way he is.  His self awareness much btter than many of his peers.  We also just went to the middle school open house.  I was stunned at the number of kids that greeted him.  To hear him talk, he's a nobody at school.  Yet, what I'm seeing tells me he's really well liked.  He's not a 'popular' kid but it's clear that he's well liked.

Have hope!  (I'm going to have to repeat that to myself because his younger brother's challenges are far more significant).[/quote]

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