Laura Corin Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Boy of almost nine. Bright, great reader, good spatial skills, good at maths, analytical, curious about the world, outgoing, good eye contact. Stutters and seems to search for words. Falls over/crashes into things a lot, but is physically adept when focusing on a skill. Wears glasses. Can't keep more than one instruction in his head at a time (works from written lists fine, but can't carry out two verbal instructions in a row without reminders). Memory for abstract facts/poems/vocabulary fine Very easily distracted by new thoughts, sights, experiences, especially during transitions between activities. Is this just a dippy kid or should I look into this more? Many thanks Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Sounds like a normal 9 yo boy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex-mex Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Boy of almost nine. Bright, great reader, good spatial skills, good at maths, analytical, curious about the world, outgoing, good eye contact. Stutters and seems to search for words. Falls over/crashes into things a lot, but is physically adept when focusing on a skill. Wears glasses. Can't keep more than one instruction in his head at a time (works from written lists fine, but can't carry out two verbal instructions in a row without reminders). Memory for abstract facts/poems/vocabulary fine Very easily distracted by new thoughts, sights, experiences, especially during transitions between activities. Is this just a dippy kid or should I look into this more? Many thanks Laura W-e-l-l... based on what you've described, my first impression is there may be a input/output "processing" deficit (i.e. Verbal directions, stuttering) and maybe a lack of focus and difficulty with transistions (could be ADHD?). Best to get formal testing done if you see it daily and it is affecting his overall learning. The clumsiness could be normal growth or vision/gross motor... but the specialist can tell you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 I say that if you as the mom feel that something is not right, then take the advice and get your son checked. I believe it is better to be safe and explore all possibilites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 a boy to me :lol: Sorry. I always say if it feels wrong to the mom, check it out. However, I also know you have a very bright older son who may just make his different learning style younger brother seem off. Not less bright, just frustrating in his processing and inability to follow directions when Calvin is so together and responsible for his age. Just a thought. I do think you would find lots of moms to 9 yo boys who would give that same description of their dc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 30, 2009 Author Share Posted April 30, 2009 However, I also know you have a very bright older son who may just make his different learning style younger brother seem off. Not less bright, just frustrating in his processing and inability to follow directions when Calvin is so together and responsible for his age. Just a thought. Calvin is eerily mature and Hobbes is... his age. However, Hobbes' new speech therapist saw him for the first time this week and wants to test beyond his stutter, looking into (I think) language recall and some kind of processing issue. I'll be very interested to see what she comes up with. Thanks Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted May 1, 2009 Share Posted May 1, 2009 That will be good. Getting a little feedback and seeing if his responses are within normal ranges can be reassuring - or let you know if further testing might be appropriate. My kids are both highly gifted. My youngest is 10 and is more mature than an average 12 yo and her writing etc easily compares with that of a typical 12 yo. My 12 yo is equally intelligent, but is scattered, slow in processing, has many LDs and has the social maturity level of a 10 yo. It is crazy. I have had people miss his LDs because of his giftedness and also miss his giftedness because of his LDs. Having two such different children really accentuates ds's issues for me though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganicAnn Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 There are many things that in very mild form most people might not even notice and might fall within the normal range. There are vision issues that could contribute to falling over or knocking into things but might not affect ability to focus on something a kid is very interested in. But it might not be a vision issue. I've heard OT something similar as a 'poor perception of self in space'. Or glasses could be part of the problem because of poor side vision. Anyway you can't know what it is unless you can eliminate some of the possibilities. Stuttering may be a difference between the thought and the ability to articulate it. My daughter does this. When she is very excited she will repete words while she is trying to get the thoughts out. She doesn't do this when she is nervous or stressed or tired, only when she is excited. I've heard that bright kids are suspectible to this. Different people have difference philosophies of evaluations or testing or access to testing. I like to know. I find that if you get someone good they will give you insight into an issue even if it is very mild and not severe enough for an formal therapy. I think the difficult thing is figuring out how to go about finding out what you want to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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