We just had our end of year teacher/parent conference about our son, Finn. Throughout the past two years we’ve been receiving a steady drumbeat of feedback about how smart Finn is, but today was the first day when we were told that he’s probably going to require some kind of advanced placement when he gets to elementary school. I think all parents want their kids to be intelligent, but it’s kind of scary when you realize that your child is in some sense not “normal” and has special needs.
I mean, obviously, there many worse problems to have. But I just worry that my son is going to have challenges getting the kind of education he needs and being able to socialize with his peers. He seems really well-adjusted and able to make friends right now, so there isn’t any particular concern, just more of a worry that this will present some difficulties for him going forward.
If any of you have experience with how schools handle kids with this kind of special need, I’d appreciate any advice you might have.
