Walking Backwards

Today's parent-teacher conference ran exactly as expected. The only difference being that Joe was there and raised his own questions, which we're about the same as the questions I raised when I spoke to Nico's teacher. Same script that ran on Friday ran today; Nicholas isn't adjusting, Nicholas is emotionally disconnected from his fellow classmates, Nicholas needs to be assessed. His teacher told us that both she and the school will offer us all of the assistance that we need and will support whatever decision we make regarding his treatment and further schooling. We have a little bit of time to decide on that. We also have an appointment with the pediatrician to start the ball rolling with the assessment. I also got some recommendations for child therapists from friends who have been there/here. We seem to be in store for a busy few weeks. Right now I'm having a hard time corresponding the bleak picture of behavior they are presenting with the child I eat breakfast with and read stories to in bed. I know there are problems, but I suppose that I never knew how much they were effecting him. I'm hoping for the best.