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i had adam's iep yesterday..

they tested him academically.. i have been thinking he isnt at his age level mentally. i usually see him more like an 8-9 yr old instead of an 11 yr old. his best friends here are 8 and 9 yrs old. he still acts more like a younger child.

he doesnt interact with his classmates [or hardly unless he has to from what i understand]. at recess he sits by himself or is usually on the wall doing work he refused to do for homework or in class.

sooooooooooo his test scores kinda amazed me... yet... with they say kids with aspergers/autism are very smart.. as that is what im trying to have him tested for...

adam is 11 yrs 3 months - 6.3 grade
subject ss ge +/-
reading
broad reading 105 7.2 +1.2
letter-word id 105 7.1 +1.6
reading fluency 111 7.6 0
passage comp. 98 5.8 +2

math
broad math 102 6.5 +1.4
calculation 97 5.7 +.5
math fluency 108 7.6 +2.0
applied problems 103 6.8 +1.9

written language
broad language 109 7.9 +3.0
spelling 107 7.7 +2.6
writing fluency 105 7.1 +3.2
writing samples 117 11.9 2.2

now these test scores say he is very smart and should be getting extremely good grades.. but he isnt.. welll. he is doing better than the beginning than the year. but still has f in literature, d- in science, d in math, and a b in history because he loves to draw and that has saved him. he got a 'a' in language but i think the teacher gives a 'a' if they do the work and an 'f' if they dont. no in btwn.

to me these scores along with his grades and behavior seems to show that he shows to be or could be aspergers. we are gathering his info and sending it to the diagnostic center if i get my act together and they can test him academically.. and his pediatrician is trying to see about getting him into the mind clinic at ucdavis. i need to get in touch with her and see if she has got ahold of thier neurosurgeon yet.

what do you all think?
gina marie