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<blockquote data-quote="skeeter" data-source="post: 32286" data-attributes="member: 439"><p>you say school isn't a problem now. I'm sorry, but I don't remember reading any of your previous posts, so could you clarify for me what some of the problems currently are?</p><p></p><p>NL is highly gifted/ADD. He had some fairly big spreads on some of his testing, too (he was "officially" tested by a educational facility at age 11). He's also got some characteristics of Aspergers, but no where near enough to begin to be truly on the spectrum (actually, I think a LOT of gifted kids have some of those characteristics!).</p><p></p><p>As far as school is concerned, I'd be worried about getting him the education he needs in the style he needs and at the level he needs. Many parents of gifted kids I've talked with say the kids do "ok" until about 5th grade, then it all begins to fall apart (which was our experience). Currently in 10th grade, our biggest problem continues to be homework - hearing it assigned, getting the stuff home, doing it, getting it back to school, and getting it turned in - just too many steps!!! This is to the point that it continues to bring his overall grades down (my older son was the opposite - he did fine on homework, but was a terrible test taker).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skeeter, post: 32286, member: 439"] you say school isn't a problem now. I'm sorry, but I don't remember reading any of your previous posts, so could you clarify for me what some of the problems currently are? NL is highly gifted/ADD. He had some fairly big spreads on some of his testing, too (he was "officially" tested by a educational facility at age 11). He's also got some characteristics of Aspergers, but no where near enough to begin to be truly on the spectrum (actually, I think a LOT of gifted kids have some of those characteristics!). As far as school is concerned, I'd be worried about getting him the education he needs in the style he needs and at the level he needs. Many parents of gifted kids I've talked with say the kids do "ok" until about 5th grade, then it all begins to fall apart (which was our experience). Currently in 10th grade, our biggest problem continues to be homework - hearing it assigned, getting the stuff home, doing it, getting it back to school, and getting it turned in - just too many steps!!! This is to the point that it continues to bring his overall grades down (my older son was the opposite - he did fine on homework, but was a terrible test taker). [/QUOTE]
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