Unlocking the Potential of Gifted Kids with ADHD

ADHD and intelligence are uncorrelated. Yet so many of our kids score off the charts on IQ tests and are clearly smarter than their grades and conduct reports might suggest. Teaching and parenting these twice-exceptional (and easily bored) students takes persistence and creativity, but the hard work is more than worthwhile when their gifts are unlocked.

jloome

November 16, 2019 at 2:49 pm

As a 49-year-old male who had a tormented childhood in private schools, where I was described as gifted but lazy and treated like a sociopath — in an age when corporal punishment often meant beating me black and blue — I find it rather encouraging how far this field has progressed, but depressing that it did not get there in time for me or my generation.
kmanahory

January 17, 2018 at 10:46 am

How do you find schools that accommodate ADHD and 2e needs?
1. ADHDmomma
  
  January 17, 2018 at 11:50 am
  
  Try referencing the list of school in the ADDitude directory here: http://directory.additudemag.com/listing/guide/schools-for-children-with-adhd-or-ld.
  
  Penny
  ADDitude Community Moderator, Author & Mentor on Parenting ADHD, Mom to teen w/ ADHD, LDs, and autism