A Little Epiphany - (and a newbie delurking)

[Dia]

He knows the word because of some research we both did on Aspergers. See, kidlet has had trouble fitting in at school and has twice been the victim of severe bullying, the kind that draws blood and causes suicidal ideation. He's also got a very adult vocabulary and a high school reading level, so we were told to investigate Asperger Syndrome.

To make a long story short, I don't think kidlet is on the spectrum. I think the social probs are more due to the fact that his Wechsler came back with a notation that he couldn't be adequately assessed due to low ceilings.

H and I both had similar peer-group issues as kids. Being female, I didn't face getting beaten up (just wicked teasing), and H decked the aggressor the first time someone tried and never had to deal with it again.

In today's school climate, though, decking the aggressor is not an option, and while H was a very solidly built kid, kidlet is more lanky/willowy and looks like more of a target.

But back to perseverating. Yes, he does it. It's fairly common among programmers and engineers, no? But I don't think he does to an abnormal degree. Perhaps I'm mincing words and being over-kind, though, so I'll think on it some.