I found three interesting research pieces online about "labeling children." Keep in mind that the articles are specifical to "learning disorder" labels and issues of the learning environment impeding progress.
http://www.naturalchild.com/jan_hunt/learning.html
http://www.ldonline.org/mminds/levine_paper.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/intro.html
When the milestones, the charts, and the sequence in development are not there for our children, parents and caregivers like us set out on our own pathway. Elisabeth's story is about searching for the X factor. The X factor that was discovered only in hindsight beginning with an emotional bond and a fleeting but tangible smile to mean "yes" and a flinch in eyebrows to mean "no."
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