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We had the conference with Keller's teacher and the Director of the school this morning. It was strange and sad and I feel kind of lost right now.

They said that he is extremely intelligent for his age but he's having a very hard time expressing himself socially. He gets very overwhelmed when all of the kids are around and that is when he starts acting out. They had considered that he was bored and thought about moving him into the next room. But there are 20 kids in that class and he's already having a hard time with the 12 in his class. He does really well when there are only a few of the kids around but they all feel he gets overstimulated when everyone is around and it frustrates him.

They didn't necessarily say something was wrong with him. It's more a matter of not knowing what to do with him. He could be acting out due to the combination of being bored, not being able to express himself appropriately, not being able to adapt to changes in his environment (the new kids that entered the class are what sparked all of this), and biological changes (for instance, his teething and not sleeping well).

They suggested that we have him evaluated to determine if he does in fact have any developmental problems. In the meantime we're going to try and get him to sleep a little earlier and see if that helps anything. I mean, he gets about 9 hours of sleep a night and I guess that's not enough for him because he just gets so unruly at times.

Ugh. I just want him to be all right. I want him to be happy and healthy and well adjusted to the world. They said that he may be better suited to a school that has less kids in the class and more one-on-one interaction. And perhaps having him evaluated will let us know that he needs that type of treatment. I mean, he does so well when he's playing with a small group of kids. He doesn't have any problem. Maybe that will be the key.

I just want to sit here at my desk and cry.