The beginning of a diagnosis

Had a meeting at Logan's school. The principal, student services director, school social worker, Logan's teacher, and an independant teacher met with me and Chris (my husband). Basically they talked about Logan's strong points and weak areas, and what testing we need to do to get a diagnosis. Chris and I are really leaning towards ADD so the social worker had us fill out 2 evaluations/ questionaires and turn them back in on Friday. The social worker and school psychologist had done in an class eval. and on Monday or Tuesday we will have the results back. I guess we go from thereI really do feel that he has an attention problem. Logan has always been the day dreamer kid, you can say his name over and over and he just doesn't hear you... you can tell that his mind is somewhere else. He isn't a hyper kid or anything like that, he does fidget and has problems sitting still... he is smart as a whip and if something interests him then it gets his full attention... something boring... forget it- he spaces out.Answering questions on the survey was intesting, Chris and I really discussed each question before answering them but really most we answered yes to.

9.22.08
The social worker called today, she scored his tests and said he has shown to be pretty significant ADD with little/no hyperactivity. He was also borderline anxiety and she felt that if we help him gain better control over the ADD then he would not feel so anxious. She is referring us to a child specialist who deals with these types of disorders, it's about 1 1/2 hours away. This doctor works closely with the schools and parents to determine the best treatment plan. Patty, the social worker, feels that medication might be something to try since the normal classroom things have been tried with little or no success. The classroom parapro sits next to Logan all day to keep him on track, his desk is off to the side to help with the classroom distractions, and he uses a cardboard divider when he feels too distracted. Even with all of this he's barely able to complete assisgnments. The other day he did 9 math problems in 4 hours! He just couldn't get it together.I want him to feel successful instead of frustrated. I want him to feel better about his abilities. I want him to feel confident. I guess trying medication isn't going to hurt. If it doesn't help then he doesn't have to continue to take it, you know?