A great day for Joey, according to Mrs H.

Anne had an interesting chat with Joey last night.  She was praising the fact that he is doing so much more by himself, and reacting maturely to setbacks which would have invoked an over-reaction a short time ago,

But he is unhappy because he knows that we should not need to praise what for other kids is usually established behavior.  He is embarrassed by it.  The reality is that Joey still is a bit immature and still struggles with certain scenarios, but he is intelligent enough, and mature enough now, to recognize it.  Which is a great sign.  Still a work in progress, but Joey is getting there.  He is, at heart, a great kid and if he can match his intelligence and talent with maturity and better social awareness and control, he will be fine.  More than fine.