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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had an early reader with severe sensory issues.  It used to take hours to get her dressed in the morning, lots of screaming, and she usually ended up wearing this ugly ass fleece sweatsuit because it was the only thing that didn't send her into flying fits of rage.

So yes, they gave her something to read aloud at her preschool graduation and other moms may have been jealous, but in the end she didn't turn out to be some great genius and I ended up going part-time for a couple of years at work because she sucked up so much energy.  [b]I remember feeling really sad that she barely let me brush her hair -- when I saw all the other girls with the beautiful braids and the cute little dresses.  It's so true.  You really have no idea what's going on in anyone else's house[/b]. [/quote]

Thanks for sharing, PP! My daughter is also reading two grades above the grade level and does logic puzzles for fun, but brushing her hair is a twice-a-day ordeal; she also refuses to wear dresses and lives in sweatpants. When she was little I tried to force her to wear cute little dresses (we had so many hanging in her closet that she only wore once, upon my 'suggestion') but now that she's in late ES, I gave up. DD hasn't been diagnosed with any sensory issues, but she's in counseling for mild anxiety.

And, just like you, I see all those 'fashion-conscious' girls with neatly braided hair on our bus stop, and I do feel slightly sad.. and then I immediately kick myself for that feeling. After all, we need to love and appreciate the children we have, not the ones we wished we'd had. But it's still hard not to compare yours with others.[/quote]

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