Hayden has PDD-NOS (figure you can google that yourself).  And what that means is that he’s on the autism spectrum.  Being on the spectrum simply means that he meets certain criteria that put him there.  In Hayden’s case, some of that is from the variability of his abilities.

We’ll be getting the full report later, but for now, I thought this was helpful:  Design Pattern: Designing for Multiple Intelligences.

Hayden has a high IQ in spatial (116) and math (119) but is low in linquistic/verbal (73).  This variability makes him very frustrated and therefore his social skills are lower.

I’ll let you all know when we get the written report.  By then, I’ll be at home again (not working) and will have more time to devote to learning about Hayden’s needs and how to best help him.

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Hayden takes the opportunity to enjoy the Xbox 360 AND Heather’s awesome chair by himself.  No more fighting over the chair when Heather’s gone…

With the hat and glasses, Hayd’s looking more like my grandpa (Harlow Graves) than he did as a baby.

Heidi/Carol/someone in the great north. be sure to show this to Grandma.

Love you guys!

The kids pay attention to trucks. Tonight they saw one and were arguing whether it was red or purple. Finally, Heather made the deal that if she could spell purple that it was purple. If Hayden could spell red, that it was red. So… Hayden starts out sounding out red. Only its Hayden. Eventually he starts spelling… W. E… D.

For Hayden, that’s right. Lol.

For those that haven’t seen him yet…

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