Eric Bailey's

The meeting with the experts was not as painful as I feared. They sat and talked with us about my son, instead of quizzing us about things we are or aren't doing. I did notice however that they seem to have already decided that my son fits the criteria. My wife was talking about giftedness testing, but they were not looking at that yet. It seems there is some confusion between what the school does and what the LRFC does. Not a big surprise when you think about the fact that these are separate organizations with government funding that have some overlapping duties. Maybe I shouldn't voice thoughts like that.

I think we are definitely going to have to watch for conclusions now. They have been very hesitant to put a label on my son in the past, but the last two meetings it seems to have been an unsaid assumption that he has asperpergers syndrome.

Readers Digest has a neat story on a lady whose son was diagnosed ADHD and all the emotions she had to work through because of that diagnosis. I recomend that article to people because when you are dealing with the possibility that there might be something wrong with your own child there are a lot of different emotions you feel. There is also the issue of labels and other people's perceptions because of the label. It is a good article called "Understanding Harry" but unfortunately I cannot provide a link because the article is not online. Come over and read my copy.