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[quote=Anonymous]Op here. Thanks for the responses, especially poster 16:34 who got to the heart of my question. I obviously do not know if my DC will be admitted, but he is a strong candidate based on his teacher's comments in 2nd and 3rd grades, his standardized test scores to date, and private WISC testing we had done last year in anticipation of applying to private schools (which we did not do). DC also shows many indicators that he may have adhd and he definitely struggles with anxiety, but he holds himself together pretty well in school via compensating techniques - that was my point about bright kids, not that all kids with adhd are bright, but that kids with adhd can often compensate for/mask their lack of attention/focus in younger grades, especially those with inattentive type adhd - his teachers say this to me each year, that they recognize there are flags but he is still one of the students who needs and so far handles the more challenging concepts. So I don't think he'd be excluded from HGC consideration due to the issues I am concerned about, but I know him much better than his teachers and the administrators in the HGC program and I don't want to set him up for failure or more anxiety. Anyway, thanks for all of the replies - once we even see if he gets in we'll have lots to think about![/quote]

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