Thirteen years ago I was experiencing a rough patch in my personal life and on top of that, I couldn’t understand why my 4 year old son, at the time, was having so many challenges in pre-school. In search of a “fix,” I sought several professionals to support me with determining the why behind his behaviors. My own child had become my personal case study! I began to develop close relationships with his teachers and fully supported them as a parent. I also had the opportunity to sit in several of his classes to observe his behaviors and the environment in which he learned. Not long thereafter, meetings after meetings, behavior infractions after infractions, threats of magnet program probation due to behavior, consultations with teachers, meetings with the principal and district staff,  my son was tested for gifted and talented classes and has excelled in school both behaviorally and academically ever since! He began to receive the services and care that he required in order to become more successful in school. He is now in the 11^th grade and diligently pursuing his musical engineering and percussionist passion all while maintaining honor roll with AP and Pre-AP courses.