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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 605452" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>easy child/difficult child was identified as ADHD in first grade and identified as gifted in third grade. Each subsequent year he had two periods with a certified gifted teacher and a classroom of peers, of course. The teachers were open to spontaneous creative thought and impulsive "blurting" was not a punishable offense. Sigh. on the other hand the combo did not sit well with the regular teachers who often saw him as "disruptive". (Truth be told I do not have the patience to be a teacher and I am quite sure I would have thought of him as disruptive, also!)</p><p></p><p>For us the combo was a bit like a see-saw. We were thankful that his IQ and creativity qualified as gifted since we assumed it would lead to a productive future. on the other hand he was a gifted student, a very gifted baseball player, a gifted basketball player, a tall handsome polite kid who followed the rules of etiquette with-o a pause BUT he was impulsive, he was attracted to excitement, he ended up as a teen alcoholic and drug user. Even today I wonder if it wouldn't have been easier to cope with the problems if he had never been identified as gifted. It's complicated. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 605452, member: 35"] easy child/difficult child was identified as ADHD in first grade and identified as gifted in third grade. Each subsequent year he had two periods with a certified gifted teacher and a classroom of peers, of course. The teachers were open to spontaneous creative thought and impulsive "blurting" was not a punishable offense. Sigh. on the other hand the combo did not sit well with the regular teachers who often saw him as "disruptive". (Truth be told I do not have the patience to be a teacher and I am quite sure I would have thought of him as disruptive, also!) For us the combo was a bit like a see-saw. We were thankful that his IQ and creativity qualified as gifted since we assumed it would lead to a productive future. on the other hand he was a gifted student, a very gifted baseball player, a gifted basketball player, a tall handsome polite kid who followed the rules of etiquette with-o a pause BUT he was impulsive, he was attracted to excitement, he ended up as a teen alcoholic and drug user. Even today I wonder if it wouldn't have been easier to cope with the problems if he had never been identified as gifted. It's complicated. DDD [/QUOTE]
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