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<blockquote data-quote="confuzzled" data-source="post: 373897" data-attributes="member: 8831"><p><em>The reasoning behind this was based on the teacher's observations that my son could not possibly have a Learning Disability (LD), since he was excelling in academics. (?!)</em></p><p> </p><p>maybe he's gifted. maybe he's gifted with attentional issues. maybe he's colorblind. maybe he's NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). or just maybe he's plain old bored out of his mind. (my point is there could be a bazillion underlying issues that might not show up as expected and a kid can still excell..<em>still</em> doesnt mean he doesnt have an Learning Disability (LD) of some sort)</p><p> </p><p>all the more reason for testing/evaluations.</p><p> </p><p>one can be both gifted and have Learning Disability (LD)'s, and quite frankly, younger children who are both often find it easy to overcompensate...as demands increase in school, it becomes exhausting to </p><p>overcompensate, and can be a problem for plenty of kids. better to address any underlying issues at a young age then to wait til an even more extreme behavioral problem rears its ugly head, or self esteem plummets.</p><p> </p><p>i'd tell the school psychiatric to put it <em>in writing</em> that they are denying your written request for an evaluation.....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="confuzzled, post: 373897, member: 8831"] [I]The reasoning behind this was based on the teacher's observations that my son could not possibly have a Learning Disability (LD), since he was excelling in academics. (?!)[/I] maybe he's gifted. maybe he's gifted with attentional issues. maybe he's colorblind. maybe he's NonVerbal Learning Disorder (NVLD). or just maybe he's plain old bored out of his mind. (my point is there could be a bazillion underlying issues that might not show up as expected and a kid can still excell..[I]still[/I] doesnt mean he doesnt have an Learning Disability (LD) of some sort) all the more reason for testing/evaluations. one can be both gifted and have Learning Disability (LD)'s, and quite frankly, younger children who are both often find it easy to overcompensate...as demands increase in school, it becomes exhausting to overcompensate, and can be a problem for plenty of kids. better to address any underlying issues at a young age then to wait til an even more extreme behavioral problem rears its ugly head, or self esteem plummets. i'd tell the school psychiatric to put it [I]in writing[/I] that they are denying your written request for an evaluation..... [/QUOTE]
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