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Question to help better understand my son

@Sarah S - I don't push him. I took a strategy the 1st year of high school to put him in regular classes that were 2 grades up. Within 3 days he jokingly said "dad take me out of the dumb kid class it is way too slow for me" so we moved him to honors and AICE. I thought it was better to start low so he doesn't feel overwhelmed and make him feel better about himself than start him with AICE and AP classes overwhelming him then feeling like an idiot because he can't cut it. So next year he feels better can take more advanced courses. Sorry about your mom. My father had vascular dementia that has similar symptoms. So I know how tough it is. The posts 100% helped me relax.

@SDRSpark - I remember when I was 14 and did the same thing with the "I don't know" bit. But my parents were different. My dad would snap on occasion getting pissed off at something and go a little crazy. So over the years I was on edge and that was my safe answer. But as as said with alexithymia perhaps you are right. That is really interesting on the physical side. I did not know that. He does the exact same thing. Whenever I am hungry I have to go to him and ask him if he is hungry or he will not eat then get super grumpy.

All the info is filing away.
 
The Lorax said:
@Sarah S - I don't push him. I took a strategy the 1st year of high school to put him in regular classes that were 2 grades up. Within 3 days he jokingly said "dad take me out of the dumb kid class it is way too slow for me" so we moved him to honors and AICE. I thought it was better to start low so he doesn't feel overwhelmed and make him feel better about himself than start him with AICE and AP classes overwhelming him then feeling like an idiot because he can't cut it. So next year he feels better can take more advanced courses.

Sorry about your mom. My father had vascular dementia that has similar symptoms. So I know how tough it is.

The posts 100% helped me relax.
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I didn't mean in school Lorax i meant with his personal life. reg the school i think you have it all under control and doing the right things. in my case the school wanted to wait one year before i started 1 grade, but my mom refused and back then they didn't know diddly about NP diagnoses so as im shore you can figure out as i do have also Mild ID and the rest my entire school time was a disaster. ALL i now know and have learnt is on my own and later in life

Thank you kindly yes this has been my worst experience in my entire life to have to see my mum who have been my suport and so strong and independent gone down right Infront of me (teary eyes) .

Im happy they helped Lorax and i see a shiny bright future ahead for youre son as well BUT it will take time and lots of trials and errors tho.
 
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