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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 237752" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>I sent a child to kindergarten who was reading at a 5th grade level and even so school was able to help a great deal. Special Education means a wide range of things, including help with social skills, skills needed to function in an educational environment, etc. It goes WAY beyond helping children who have learning disabilities.</p><p></p><p>There's a lot of neurological conditions that can result in moody kids so you want to do your homework well and see the right professionals.</p><p></p><p>If the clothes are never right and minor differences in foods cause big uproars then you will want to look into sensory dysfunction. This usually doesn't ride alone but in conjunction with other neurological issues.</p><p><a href="http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm" target="_blank">http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm</a></p><p></p><p>You might also want to look into Asperger's Syndrome, the highest functioning of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It's rarely recognized by professionals before kindergarten, and in fact often the first big red flag is a child that isn't functioning well in school and/or doesn't want to interact with peers. Here's some info on that:</p><p><a href="http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html" target="_blank">http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html</a></p><p></p><p>I should mention that we're only parents here and don't diagnose, but we can point you in directions to research. If nothing rings a bell here, we can suggest some other places to look.</p><p></p><p>I think you'd be helped on the homefront by checking into the book "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. You'll find a thread about it at the top of this board.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 237752, member: 701"] I sent a child to kindergarten who was reading at a 5th grade level and even so school was able to help a great deal. Special Education means a wide range of things, including help with social skills, skills needed to function in an educational environment, etc. It goes WAY beyond helping children who have learning disabilities. There's a lot of neurological conditions that can result in moody kids so you want to do your homework well and see the right professionals. If the clothes are never right and minor differences in foods cause big uproars then you will want to look into sensory dysfunction. This usually doesn't ride alone but in conjunction with other neurological issues. [url]http://www.tsbvi.edu/seehear/fall97/sensory.htm[/url] You might also want to look into Asperger's Syndrome, the highest functioning of the Autistic Spectrum Disorders. It's rarely recognized by professionals before kindergarten, and in fact often the first big red flag is a child that isn't functioning well in school and/or doesn't want to interact with peers. Here's some info on that: [url]http://oreilly.com/medical/autism/news/getting_diag.html[/url] I should mention that we're only parents here and don't diagnose, but we can point you in directions to research. If nothing rings a bell here, we can suggest some other places to look. I think you'd be helped on the homefront by checking into the book "The Explosive Child" by Ross Greene. You'll find a thread about it at the top of this board. [/QUOTE]
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