Need some input

[Astrolady]

Thanks Skeeta you have given me some food for thought.

I think with the disturbing it can be "any" kid that does it, but it is generally the boys in the class that do. I don't hear him complaining about the girls. We have a few rowdy ones in the class that talk etc so if they start up that is enough to put him off. Even in the mornings when I am in there with him and helping him to do sight words or readers, he will complain about it being to noisy or be engrossed with what the other kids are doing and not concentrating on the task at hand.

One of my friends is a SSO at the school and is quite often in Lachlan's class and I was talking to her after school yesterday. She said she had noticed that Lachlan is starting to become a part of the "rowdy crowd" and messing about when he isn't supposed to.

I chatted to his teacher also after school yesterday and again today. Yesterday was a much better day and she said he took himself to the time out table twice to do his school work. She didn't ask him to, he just got up and moved. She said she is happy for him to continue to do that if he wishes.

When I spoke to her today, he had had a brilliant day. He was settled down enough for her to test him on his reading. Something she hasn't been able to do for a little while cause of the lack of concentration on his behalf, and he has gone up 2 reading levels. She said it was just like the old Lachlan had come back.

Now I just have to hope he continues.

Skeeta - Nope he doesn't need to skip a grade, he only did 3 terms of reception last year, and cause he was doing so well they were going to recommend him going into Grade 1, if he wasn't going there already. His big brother is in Grade 2 and Lachlan had no problem reading Kameron's reader tonight at home. Kameron is 2 levels above Lachlan in reading.

Medically, I have often wondered about him right from when he was young. Quite often I have asked my Mum if she thought there was something wrong with him mentally. I've often had that "feeling" iykwim. Maybe cause he is so different to my other 2 boys. I don't know maybe he is to smart for his own good. Not that I belive he is gifted or anything like that maybe I might ask my SSO friend if there is any tests they could give him to investigate it a bit further.

As for friends he has never really said why he doesn't have many friends. Now that you have mentioned Kindy, I don't really recall him having many kindy friends either. I do remember him getting annoyed when other kids used to want to help him do puzzles though!!