[tri-med] My first school question

Hannah will be three in September and we are now entering the world of 
school, and from the stories I hear from all of you, I had better get my 
battle armor on.

I have enrolled Hannah in a preschool for two afternoons a week from 12:30 - 
3:15.  I am excited for her to go because she is so social and loves to play 
with other kids.  I think that the discipline might be a challenge for her 
because she is so busy that she can't sit still for more than a minute, but I 
am hoping that school will help with that.

Now to my question....I had to fill out a little registration questionnaire 
about her and one question was "is there anything we should know about her?"  
And now to the "do I tell or not tell" dilemma.  She has no physical problems 
they would need to know about and so far seems to be developing age 
appropriately.  She is talking (non-stop), she can count to 20, can say the 
alphabet and can identify almost every letter of the alphabet.  I think that 
is what most kids her age can do.  

I opted not to write anything about the trisomy on her application, but do 
you think I should our shouldn't tell the director?  I know that since we 
live in the gray area of trisomy that it's going to be a question for her 
entire life.  Up until now I have been so free in telling people about her 
because she is such a miracle, but now it may become a hindrance.

How have others in this situation handled this?  

Thanks for your help!


Kristin - wife to Bryan, mom to 2 year old Hannah - t13 mosaic w/ 
Robertsonian translocation, and Brennan Joseph - 9 months old, in Baltimore, 
Maryland, USA
Come and see us at:  http://hannahclare.homestead.com/


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