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[quote=Anonymous]I had one like this - my middle son.  The only time he was happy was when he was building things, reading about building things, taking things apart, designing stuff.  He did okay in school, aced the tests, but didn't do the homework.  Never enjoyed sports even though we did insist that he play them until the end of junior high.

We were very worried about him.  His physics teacher his junior year in high school made it a requirement that all students in the class do a project for the science fair.  Our son went to the finals of the ISEF and won first place in physics.

He is in a doctoral program now after having graduated with a double major in electrical engineering and physics.  True, he did not go to a first tier school, but he is now in a doctoral program that is being paid for by his top tier graduate school.

We didn't understand him.  That's all.  We kept trying to fit him into a mold that he was not going to fit in.  Once he started winning awards - the ISEF was only the first - we just let him pursue his passion.

I deeply regret that we tried to fit him into a standard role.  I deeply regret forcing him into sports.  I am not sorry that i did not medicate the way the elementary school counselors wanted us to.

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