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Reply to "Why are so many UMC kids "gifted but learning disabled"?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't get over how often I hear UMC parents of average students describe their kids this way. Yes, I know it's possible to be both gifted and learning disabled, but I have a hard time believing it's really as prevalent as it seems to be in this area. I suspect that many of these parents just can't accept that their kids don't have above average intelligence [b]and they are looking for ways to explain their kids mediocrity[/b] in a way that is more palatable to them. [/quote] It's not explaining their mediocrity. It's counterbalancing their deficits (which are quite painful, especially if on the social/emotional side) with their strengths. Yes, this main entail over-exaggerating their strengths. But I don't think many people exaggerate their child's deficits. [/quote]
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