InsaneCdn- Thank you. The support I've gotten on this site is so tremendous. What you say makes sense, the environment of school being one of relative expectation- he easily went into it. One day they were testing the emergency sirens here in the neighboorhood and difficult child was so very worried, even though I told him there was no tornado and explained the testing routine. He said he wished he was at school with his teacher. That struck me. I think that he absolutely trusts his teachers more than he trusts the parents in his life. He told me once that he gives his current teacher a hug at the end of every day and tells her she is the best teacher in the world. He's always good for other adults, too, like uncles, aunts and grandmas. I never worried about him being out of control when staying the night with a cousin, ever. He is a people pleaser, and will do what he can to charm them, even children.
