Re: Just because I wasn't confused enough… ADD or Gifted?

[Anonymous]

Lots of good advice, folks!

Our oldest son was identified as “exceptional-gifted” not long after starting kindergarten, and because of this, had an IEP in place with strategies and accommodations until he got to high school, when it was deemed that he was “at level” and no longer required the IEP.

At the same time, we were advocating testing for our youngest child for “giftedness” as well as a learning disability. We got a lot of raised eyebrows from his teacher and principal when we told them we suspected he may be gifted (like his brother), but that something else appeared to be going on as well. After changing schools, the new principal got the ball rolling and he was finally diagnosed ADD-inattentive, though the IEP and strategies didn’t happen until last year.

Now that we have been working with him more intensively, his older brother has just begun the evaluation process to determine whether he may also have ADD (likely inattentive type). Ironically enough, it seems the symptoms typically start becoming more evident around the same time that his IEP would have been discontinued.

The journey continues … (sigh)

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