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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 436427" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Thanks for the extra feedback.</p><p></p><p>Jumper is way too socially astute (probably better than most people on earth socially) to have any form of autism. She has no deficits in socializing. None. She never has. Anything she has is not on the spectrum. She has no symptoms at all, never did. Her ability to transition, go with the flow, pick up on what others need and want and interact are outstanding...she is friends with everyone and it comes naturally. That's why even an ADD diagnosis puzzles me. I'm thinking too that her memory problems are separate from anything we have so far been told.</p><p></p><p>Jumper has a neuropsychologist appointment. scheduled for this coming Tuesday. It will be very intensive and go from 8-3. Sonic went to the same neuropsychologist center and they are excellent. I guess I was wondering if there is something I should tell the neuropsychologist. Jumper is such a puzzle. Although she was adopted, I knew her birthmother really well and she did not drink or use drugs during her entire pregnancy and did get prenatal care. I saw her birth and held her before anyone else did. She was a normal birth and a calm, yet observant baby. She hit all her milestones early. She walked at seven months (yes, seven months) and spoke at ten mnths. She smiled and laughed a lot and never had any behavioral problems. She still doesn't.</p><p></p><p>By third grade she was referred for an IEP because she still couldn't read, even with Title I. She has since caught up as far as reading words. Often she says she doesn't understand what she is reading. She also doesn't really understand or absord when her teachers lecture the students. She DOES take good notes and is allowed to use them for tests. </p><p></p><p>The most puzzling thing is that she is a phenomenal athlete...so good that if her grades were better she'd probably get scholarship offers to colleges. Anything her coach tells her to do verbally, she can understand and do. But even when her math teacher sits with her (as she often does) and works hard with her, she tends to forget the formulas or mix them up.Her math teacher is Jumper's basketball coach and she loves Jumper. She tries hard to help her and we have a good relationship. </p><p></p><p>From looking at symptoms of learning disabilities, she does not seem to have dyslexia or Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). I am so worn out trying to help this child. She wants to be an athletic trainer. Truly, at this point, I don't know how that will happen. Despite trying as hard as she can, she received three C's and a D+ (math) in her regular classes. </p><p></p><p>Her IQ was tested at 106. She should be able to do the work. And, no, she doesn't have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). She scored pretty much the same across t he board. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Frustrating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 436427, member: 1550"] Thanks for the extra feedback. Jumper is way too socially astute (probably better than most people on earth socially) to have any form of autism. She has no deficits in socializing. None. She never has. Anything she has is not on the spectrum. She has no symptoms at all, never did. Her ability to transition, go with the flow, pick up on what others need and want and interact are outstanding...she is friends with everyone and it comes naturally. That's why even an ADD diagnosis puzzles me. I'm thinking too that her memory problems are separate from anything we have so far been told. Jumper has a neuropsychologist appointment. scheduled for this coming Tuesday. It will be very intensive and go from 8-3. Sonic went to the same neuropsychologist center and they are excellent. I guess I was wondering if there is something I should tell the neuropsychologist. Jumper is such a puzzle. Although she was adopted, I knew her birthmother really well and she did not drink or use drugs during her entire pregnancy and did get prenatal care. I saw her birth and held her before anyone else did. She was a normal birth and a calm, yet observant baby. She hit all her milestones early. She walked at seven months (yes, seven months) and spoke at ten mnths. She smiled and laughed a lot and never had any behavioral problems. She still doesn't. By third grade she was referred for an IEP because she still couldn't read, even with Title I. She has since caught up as far as reading words. Often she says she doesn't understand what she is reading. She also doesn't really understand or absord when her teachers lecture the students. She DOES take good notes and is allowed to use them for tests. The most puzzling thing is that she is a phenomenal athlete...so good that if her grades were better she'd probably get scholarship offers to colleges. Anything her coach tells her to do verbally, she can understand and do. But even when her math teacher sits with her (as she often does) and works hard with her, she tends to forget the formulas or mix them up.Her math teacher is Jumper's basketball coach and she loves Jumper. She tries hard to help her and we have a good relationship. From looking at symptoms of learning disabilities, she does not seem to have dyslexia or Central Auditory Processing Disorder (CAPD). I am so worn out trying to help this child. She wants to be an athletic trainer. Truly, at this point, I don't know how that will happen. Despite trying as hard as she can, she received three C's and a D+ (math) in her regular classes. Her IQ was tested at 106. She should be able to do the work. And, no, she doesn't have a NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). She scored pretty much the same across t he board. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Frustrating. [/QUOTE]
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