No, I don't know why they diagnosed him with Adjustment Disorder. He hasn't had any major stresses in his life. I too was diagnosed with Adjustment Disorder about 10 years ago. We were getting out of the military at the time, but that was the only stressor. Not sure if my diagnoses had anything to do with his? Thank you for your advice; I do think it's time to have him re=evaluated. Blessings, Jennifer

We are planning on March. They are not closing the entire base. They are just closing down the detention center. GITMO has been in Cuba long before 9/11.:001_smile:

We are considering taking a job offer in GITMO, Cuba. Can anyone tell me if there are other homeschoolers on the base? Do they have any type of support group? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Jennifer:001_smile:

We did Speech Therapy with a private therapist for a while and then did one year of speech therapy with the public school. We tried to get the public school to do occupational therapy, however they said he didn't qualify. After a year he no longer qualified for speech either. We just couldn't afford occupational therapy at the time. Jennifer:001_smile:

Anita, Thanks for the suggestion. We have tried our local swimming team (NO Y here). Our older son is a part of the team and has done extremely well making state A times in his first month of swimming on the team (or any team). This only complicated Shane's experience with swimming, because he couldn't get past level 4. His body awareness problems make swimming (like the coaches want) hard. He enjoys being in the pool and playing around, but not the intense program that they offer. The program here is for achieving success in the meets; they want you to be fast. Shane is slow and already 10 so there are not any other boys his own age in that level. The only kids in that level are 6 & under which adds to his low self esteem problems.

We haven't had him evaluated by a developmental opt. He does see his regular Opt. Doctor each year for eye exams and everything is ok there. I will be sure to look into this. Thanks for the advice. Blessings! Jennifer

I have a ten year old boy, Shane, whom we have homeschooled from the start. When he was three years old, I started wondering if anything was wrong with him. However, my family told me he would grow out of it and not to worry. He talked late and things just seemed off. Not sure how to explain. By the time he was five going on six we were just starting K (he has a late birthday so we waited). I talked to our Ped. doctor and told her something wasn't quite right but I couldn't explain. She told me to bring him in for an eval. Afterwards, she said she understood what I was talking about; but again she wasn't for sure what it was. So she sent us to The Weiskopft Center with the University of Louisville to have him evaluated. I told them that I was worried about him that things seemed off. He is a very clumpsy child. He drops things, spills things, keeps pouring things when the glass if full, bumps things, trips (alot), falls out of the chair (alot). He is sometimes (not always) sensitive to sound and smells. When he talks to someone it takes a LONG time for him to get out what he is trying to say. Usually in every sentence he hangs on the last syllable of a word and keeps repeating it two-six or so times before going to the next word. (Almost like he just can't get his thoughts out) It takes alot of patience when you have a conversation with him because it takes a while. He also makes a few facial grimaces and gets nervous very easily. He has few friends because most kids his age don't understand him. He has "meltdowns" when he gets frustrated which is at least 5 times a day. He starts crying (even at 10yrs old) over the smallest frustrations. He has had a hard time learning to read and write. He is good at Math. They tested him with a Ped doctor, Psych doctor, Speech Thep., and an OT Thep. Afterwards, here is what they said: Neurologic Exam: His muscle tone was mildly diminished. He walked mildly flatfooted and appeared somewhat awkward in running. He could not dribble a ball and had difficulty catching a ball. He also had problems with rapid alternating movements and tongue lateralization without moving his jaw. Speech intelligibility was fair to poor depending on context. He told the examiner some stories. He had many dysfluencies, and had some repetitive vocalizations and eye blinking noted during the evaluation. At times he presented himself as a younger child. He would sometimes put his finger to the side of his head as if he were thinking about something when he was trying to formulate an answer. Shane was mildly distractible. Psychological Eval: He administered DAS and a portion of the K-ABC. On the DAS, Shane's General Conceptual Ability standard score was 106. On the K-ABC, his Reading?Decoding scaled score was 84. The Dr. concludes that Shane has Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Emotional Features and average intelligence with relative weaknesses in reading skills. Speech & Language EVal: She concluded that Shane had age appropriate language skills, linguistic dysfluencies, and mild articulation impairment. Occupational therapy Eval: She concluded that Shane had visual-motor skill delays and graphomotor difficulties for handwriting and design copying tasks. Conclusion: The above &: Central Nervous System dysfuncion is manifested by mild hypotonia and balance and coordination difficulties in large motor skills. Shane presents with motor and vocal tics that have been present for nearly a year. Shane may warrant a diagnosis of Tourette Syndrome in the future (if tics persist). And the PSYCH also noted: DIAGNOSTIC IMPRESSIONS: Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Emotional Features; speech disturbance; average intelligence with relative weaknesses in reading skills. Ok, sorry that was so long! The above eval was four years ago. He is still the same child with the same issues. He does best when he is in a routine and knows what to expect. He is the sweetest kid, however he does have a rash of flying out with his temper at one of his brothers is he is upset. Now, my question. He is improving with his reading. He is in the fourth grade and is reading on apx. 2-3 grade level. This is a huge improvement over the past few years. His writing is still difficult. Should I have him re-evaluated? Do I need an official label of Tourettes for anything in the future? They said he might warrant this diag. if his tics continued; which they have. But, do I really need the official label? I'm just not sure where to go with Shane. I feel that homeschooling is the only option for him. Yet, year by year his self-esteem has continued to spiral down. He can't keep up with kids his age and no-one wants him on their team. We do co-op classes. He is number 2 out of 4 boys. The oldest excels at everything. Teachers in the co-op always tell me how bright he is, etc. and Shane hears this. He says he's not good at anything besides video games. I feel so sorry for him and want to help, but I just don't know how. :confused: Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading this entire post! :001_smile: BLESSINGS! Jennifer