Astra is a smart, sweet child; she is also extremely empathic. As a result, she feels very deeply and is easily moved by even slightly emotional events (happy OR sad). She has also struggled with separation anxiety for the last couple of years, although it has gotten much better over the last 6 months.  We like Dickens, where she goes to school now, but we feel that the public school doesn’t have enough resources to support her emotionally. 