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Your kid isnt stupid they are just DIFFERENT!

We successfully finished our first week of school this year! So far its been so much fun. All my babies are school agers! So, naturally being a stay at home mom I am at school more than home. I have been volunteering as much as I am needed. Today I got the honor of helping in my daughter's kindergarten class. It was a thrill but also a bit sad. Most people who know me know that my eldest son (now a teenager) is special needs. He has a learning disability (or different ability as I like to call it.) as well as several other neurological issues. He has many sensory issues that make how he sees/hears/feels the world a bit different than the average kid. I was in my daughters class for about five minutes when I spotted a little girl. I recognized her but could not place where it was I had seen her. Its not a surprise though. We have lived here five years and I have been a team parent in sports and my kids have done many activities on base so I dismissed it at first. Her behavior in