You are correct. We are not Dr.'s therefore I don't feel comfortable in commenting on a Dr's opinion. Not that you asked me too. Anyway, I do know that there are adults that can't even do what the Dr. asked your son to do and these people are both engineers and have done and are doing quite well. With that in mind I don't think and was told that that is really not a valid test at least not for age etc. Your child sounds like he is doing just fine in Level B. So, in regard to his math ability he is doing quite well. I find it very interesting and quite an appropriate response on his part when he said to that Dr. "I don't see the pattern." That is an excellent response and shows a high degree of understanding that math is the science of patterns.

I have children how are quite energetic. One of which at one time was labeled ADHD. We did quite a bit with diet as in removing all artificial dyes etc. I also had her tested for food allergies and kept her off some foods for 3yrs and then gradually introduced these foods back into her diet after 3 years. She's not labeled any more with ADHD. My one son who had no label at all is also quite effected by the foods he eats and will even say, I ate too much sugar or I ate some red dye Mom that's why I'm acting the way I do. I just mention this to you as food for thought. Maybe you already are extremely careful with your son's diet.

As stated I am not a medical person at all. I certainly do have an interest in nutrition and learning and how that effects children. Dr. Cotter does as well and her daughter Kathleen has also done a workshop on allergies and learning. There's so much information out there that the medical community is only beginning to notice.

I believe I've addressed more than you asked for. Please feel free to email me directly, call or post. I do feel more comfortable talking about this stuff than posting on a board where so many people read this information simply because this response comes more from a Mom's perspective and not a RS reps perspective.

Thanks for giving your child a RightStart in math.

Sincerely, Rosine

Thank you, Rosine, for your help. I appreciate it your opinion.

You're welcome Lori. Please do keep in touch and let us know how RightStart goes for you and your child. We here at RightStart are very interested in how RS serves children with any kind of special needs. And don't all of our children have some sort of special need? Sounds like you're doing a fine job.

Thanks for your questions.

Sincerely, Rosine