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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 471118" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Hi, and welcome.</p><p></p><p></p><p>First... you are at the START of a process. And that is scary. There is SO much you do not know. </p><p>We understand - on this board. All of us have been THERE.</p><p></p><p>I can tell you that "gifted" and "adhd" very frequently go together. I can also tell you that adhd does not prevent a person from living a very full, productive, "normal" life as a contributing member of society. You'll see in my signature below... I live in a home where we are ALL adhd. Grew up in a home like that too. ADHD has its challenges - but also its advantages. </p><p></p><p></p><p>To me, this might be one key flag. There are other problems that often go with ADHD - and are most often missed. When you are getting evaluations done, you will want to push for the following either before or at the same time as a comprehensive evaluation:</p><p>- hearing</p><p>- auditory processing disorders (there are multiple; if they tell you he can't be Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) because he has great language... tell them that he does very well one-on-one and very poorly in the classroom, and you need to find out why)</p><p>- Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues</p><p></p><p>ANY of these would be enough to cause an otherwise "wonderful" kid to become a "monster". It did for mine! (difficult child has good hearing but all of the others)</p><p></p><p>The more you find out about your complex child, the better equipped you will be to deal with the various situations.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 471118, member: 11791"] Hi, and welcome. First... you are at the START of a process. And that is scary. There is SO much you do not know. We understand - on this board. All of us have been THERE. I can tell you that "gifted" and "adhd" very frequently go together. I can also tell you that adhd does not prevent a person from living a very full, productive, "normal" life as a contributing member of society. You'll see in my signature below... I live in a home where we are ALL adhd. Grew up in a home like that too. ADHD has its challenges - but also its advantages. To me, this might be one key flag. There are other problems that often go with ADHD - and are most often missed. When you are getting evaluations done, you will want to push for the following either before or at the same time as a comprehensive evaluation: - hearing - auditory processing disorders (there are multiple; if they tell you he can't be Auditory Processing Disorders (APD) because he has great language... tell them that he does very well one-on-one and very poorly in the classroom, and you need to find out why) - Occupational Therapist (OT) evaluation for sensory and motor skills issues ANY of these would be enough to cause an otherwise "wonderful" kid to become a "monster". It did for mine! (difficult child has good hearing but all of the others) The more you find out about your complex child, the better equipped you will be to deal with the various situations. [/QUOTE]
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