Mixed emotions

Well, I finally broke down and had Rett tested for ADHD. I talked to the counselor he has been seeing about his dyslexia, struggles in school and my concern that he is going to just give up. He said dyslexia and ADHD often co-exist. I never really felt like that was his problem, but I was told they could get him help at school if he did have ADHD. It breaks my heart because I know he is smart. I have resisted in the past because I've heard so many stories about how kids on medication become such little zombies.

I met with the doctor to go over the results last night. I won't bore you with all of the details, but the results showed he does NOT have ADHD (maybe mom isn't so dumb afterall). I was afraid that would be the case and I would be sent away once again with no more options to get him help. However, this doctor said the testing showed a significant discrepancy between his intelligence and his ability to spell (I wonder.....is that consistent with dyslexia?). The discrepancy was enough for the doctor to diagnose him with a learning disability in the area of written expression. That is what I have been telling everyone all along....the knowledge is there he just struggles getting it down on paper.

The doctor told me to request testing at school. He said any good school psychologist would come to the same conclusion. He said with his testing and the documentation from the Dyslexia Institute they would have a hard time denying him services. If they do, he said "Hang them out to dry".

I talked to the counselor this morning and got the ball rolling. I think the process take about 90 school days, but the doctor said it shouldn't take that long because they can use the test he did. God does answer prayers.