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[quote=Anonymous]My two 2Es both have ADHD, one inattentive, one combined type.

Their ADHD was not diagnosed until HS, mostly because the giftedness helped cover for it until the academic demands ramped up. Also, both did not have social problems, they always had tight groups of friends and, in fact, now in college are still close friends with kids they've known since elementary school.

Early signs --
Combined type kid: very impulsive, couldn't wait to be called on in class, makes careless mistakes in homework, lying about dumb stuff, hated school, later told us he always felt like the "bad kid" in school. We did discuss ADHD with the ES counselor in 3rd grade but she advised that the impulse control was that he was young for grade (not-redshrited-summer birthday). Evaluated in 9th grade when he started failing classes. I really regret believing the school counselor.

Inattentive kid: Always got good grades but major procrastinator, hyperfocus on things like drawing/painting would distract from homework. Or she'd turn a small homework assignment into a major art project. Had a ton of anxiety about school in MS that wasn't obvious to us. Room was always a disaster. ADHD diagnosed in 9th grade when we initially had her evaluated for anxiety. Her ADHD looked very different than DS's.

Also, both did not want to do organized activities after school. School exhausted them. Extrovert DS just wanted to play with friends while introvert DD liked to be with 1-2 friends and/or draw to recharge.[/quote]

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