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Defiant and out-of-control 7-yo: Gifted child??
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<blockquote data-quote="TeDo" data-source="post: 535840"><p>If he exihibits NO behaviors at home or other activities he finds somewhat challenging, it could be that he is very bored in school. If that is the case, there is little the school will do to help. He definitely needs IQ testing as well as thorough academic testing. You really should find a neuropsychologist that can do all the thorough evaluations you will need. Then you can present the findings to the school and, if testing proves gifted, then you could request he skip a grade or some other way to accommodate his giftedness. When they tell you his behavior does not impact his learning then my repeat response would be "Then why are you calling me all the time to take him out of school. He isn't learning when you don't allow him to be there and he's not learning when you don't give him any learning to do. Give him something that he doesn't already know." Good thing the school year is about over. You have all summer to get a thorough evaluation done.</p><p></p><p>Who gave him the diagnoses he has? What does the PTSD stem from? If you don't want to share that, it's fine. It just might give us more to information to steer you in the right direction. As for the ODD, many of us here don't like that as a stand alone diagnosis. Usually it stems from some other reason than he is just being defiant. If he truly is very gifted, boredom in school could explain that. </p><p></p><p>Welcome to our little corner of the world. Others will be along probably in the morning with other possible suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TeDo, post: 535840"] If he exihibits NO behaviors at home or other activities he finds somewhat challenging, it could be that he is very bored in school. If that is the case, there is little the school will do to help. He definitely needs IQ testing as well as thorough academic testing. You really should find a neuropsychologist that can do all the thorough evaluations you will need. Then you can present the findings to the school and, if testing proves gifted, then you could request he skip a grade or some other way to accommodate his giftedness. When they tell you his behavior does not impact his learning then my repeat response would be "Then why are you calling me all the time to take him out of school. He isn't learning when you don't allow him to be there and he's not learning when you don't give him any learning to do. Give him something that he doesn't already know." Good thing the school year is about over. You have all summer to get a thorough evaluation done. Who gave him the diagnoses he has? What does the PTSD stem from? If you don't want to share that, it's fine. It just might give us more to information to steer you in the right direction. As for the ODD, many of us here don't like that as a stand alone diagnosis. Usually it stems from some other reason than he is just being defiant. If he truly is very gifted, boredom in school could explain that. Welcome to our little corner of the world. Others will be along probably in the morning with other possible suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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