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Is J gifted (and should I give up)?
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<blockquote data-quote="SuZir" data-source="post: 534379" data-attributes="member: 14557"><p>J <strong>is</strong> still very young and in the age kids evolve quickly. J have always felt lucky our kids are not yet at school in that point. It would had been major problem to sit and focus to school work even for my easy child at that age. He was in constant movement most of the time when he was 5. If J is doing well enough at school at this point, is having friends and not having major problem with them, is not too out there aggressive and seems to be getting better and not worse, it could be a worthwhile idea to take a step back for now and just wait how things evolve. There is nothing out there stopping you of trying and using parenting and teaching techniques that often work for ADHD kids or sensory kids or anything else you may find handy. </p><p></p><p>Yes, thinks may not turn better and can get worse when there will be more expectations for J. But psychiatrists, neurologists, all the testing and medications will still be there. Of course it could be advantageous to have a head start so to say, but there is also a chance, that if J now gets some label that fits now, it will be the one that will be used in future if there will be problems even though it may not be a label that fits then. Diagnosing these kinds of problems, especially in kids this young, is anything but exact science, so two years from now the evaluations and labels given now may not be comprehensive and correct any more. And if he has them, they may be ones that get used. So it is catch 22 situation and it is impossible to know, which would be the best decision. But it may be good idea at least give some thought for not actively hunting the label right now. But that really depends of the problems J is having. I would put most weight to social stuff. Possible learning differences they still have time to catch later. Hyperactivity can fix itself in time. But possible bad peer relationships are the stuff that tends to get worse in time and may really screw everything. in my humble opinion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SuZir, post: 534379, member: 14557"] J [B]is[/B] still very young and in the age kids evolve quickly. J have always felt lucky our kids are not yet at school in that point. It would had been major problem to sit and focus to school work even for my easy child at that age. He was in constant movement most of the time when he was 5. If J is doing well enough at school at this point, is having friends and not having major problem with them, is not too out there aggressive and seems to be getting better and not worse, it could be a worthwhile idea to take a step back for now and just wait how things evolve. There is nothing out there stopping you of trying and using parenting and teaching techniques that often work for ADHD kids or sensory kids or anything else you may find handy. Yes, thinks may not turn better and can get worse when there will be more expectations for J. But psychiatrists, neurologists, all the testing and medications will still be there. Of course it could be advantageous to have a head start so to say, but there is also a chance, that if J now gets some label that fits now, it will be the one that will be used in future if there will be problems even though it may not be a label that fits then. Diagnosing these kinds of problems, especially in kids this young, is anything but exact science, so two years from now the evaluations and labels given now may not be comprehensive and correct any more. And if he has them, they may be ones that get used. So it is catch 22 situation and it is impossible to know, which would be the best decision. But it may be good idea at least give some thought for not actively hunting the label right now. But that really depends of the problems J is having. I would put most weight to social stuff. Possible learning differences they still have time to catch later. Hyperactivity can fix itself in time. But possible bad peer relationships are the stuff that tends to get worse in time and may really screw everything. in my humble opinion [/QUOTE]
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