The Results

The day finally came that hubby and I got to sit down with the neuro-psyche and discuss the test results on kids 2 & 3. Some very and some not so much info acquired from all this.

Child #2 has anxiety. Severe anxiety. It prevents him from sleeping, scrambles his executive processing, slows his progress way down, triggers some OCD type behaviors, and messes with his memory. None of this was too surprising, it mostly just explained how it was really interfering with his life. The doc suggested intense counseling and some anti-anxiety meds to help him until he can get it under control himself.

Child #3 is a whole different story. The doc said he's too smart, won't be challenged until AP classes in high school, and that mostly we just need to be firmer with him. He didn't see any of the sensory, balance, motor control, lack of eye contact, autistic type behaviors. No help for screaming at school or at bath time. Just be firmer. Not what I was expecting at all.

A week later I had IEP meetings for both boys and their older brother. Everyone else was also shocked by child #3's results, commenting that they had all seen signs of Autism also. Luckily they finally said this in front of each other and they agreed to certain steps to help him. I know I'm over protective of my kids at times, but it's for a reason. It's nice when someone else recognizes that there's a purpose behind it too.