My son is 6 years old, and in Kindergarten. His teacher recommended that he see the school psychologist. So, the school psych. came in and just observed him in his classroom sitting. So did the language teacher. They have recommended that I allow them to do more testing on him. What they have told me so far, is he has slow thought processing skills, and he needs speech therapy. I talked to the school psychologist today, and she said there is more testing to be done on him, which she will need to take him out of the classroom. Can anyone give me some advice, going into this??This is all new to me, and I am very worried. I have two older children, that are in the gifted program, so this is VERY new to me. I really dont even know what kind of questions I should be asking right now. I of course know the standard questions to ask, but I want to make sure I am covering all of my bases, since he is so young, and I feel like I need to protect him. Please help, any suggestions right now will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
More information might be helpful. Why did the teacher ask that he be observed? Slow thought processing skills could mean anything or nothing. Many children benefit from speech therapy. With just that to go on, it’s hard to say anything. Are you reluctant to have him tested?
My own son was tested very young and we were very concerned. He’s graduating from a ‘big-name- college this year and headed on to grad school. Not every moment has been a smooth one but he certainly had and has signficant learning differences. Testing may tell you something.
Good luck.