"other issues"

Okay, so we are officially one of the 40% of children with hearing loss that have other issues. We really already knew this and were in that category anyway because Gage has Goldenhar Syndrome . Well today we went in for our consult with the pediatrician after the teacher and I had completed the paperwork necessary to determine if Gage has ADHD. It has long been suspected that he is a sensory kiddo, requiring movement, usually fast, and even as a baby I had to read to him while I bounced him on my lap, he would never sit still. At my wits end when school started I suspected it was ADHD and his teacher then began to look at him w/concern and not as a kid w/bad behavior. He's not hurting kids, he's not poking someone's eye out...he's excessively talking, getting out of his seat, running, etc. The doc thinks yes, sensory. The teacher believed maybe ADHD, but is leaning towards sensory and she threw in GIFTED. Okay, could there BE anything else added to our plates, and the answer is yes, so we need to take what we've been given and move forward, with our heads up. The doc says his hyperactivity may affect his testing in Jan when they do all that gifted testing. No one including the teacher thinks he needs medication, he's very bright, and with the right intervention he can do just fine. The doc says all the meds can cause weight loss, and the average 5 year old weighs like 50 lbs. (I think). Gage is seven and a half and in second grade weighing in at a whopping 45 lbs. We do not want meds. The doc says that if his grades start dropping he may need the medicine but we all want to hold off as long as possible. Right now we have a wonderful teacher who is doing everything possible for my little man, and he's doing GREAT in school because of it. So this is where we are, we are treating him as a gifted, ADHD kid w/hearing loss and sensory issues to compliment his syndrome....got that? It's easier to say "other issues" isn't it?
It's never boring here!