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[quote=Anonymous]My son has struggled with ADHD and a disabling anxiety disorder that leaves him immobilized quite often. He, along with most kids with ADHD, is extremely bright and was identified as gifted early in his life (again, as many ADHD kids are). So it is, in fact, somewhat of a cruel situation that these 2e kids are often highly ambitious,  motivated and capable intellectually but also quite unable to "perform" according to normal standards. They can be labeled as underachievers and worse, which can harm their self esteem as well as their future opportunities, college choices among them. Hopefully my son and others in this situation will land on a profession that actually values the way their brains work and accommodates their ways of working. It will also likely get better when the prefrontal cortex is more developed by mid 20s (fingers crossed). My son (and other ADHD kids) can also hyperfocus on areas that they are highly competent in and are engaged with (in his case, science and math). I see him spending long hours in a science lab, for instance, not at a desk in an accounting office. I'm hoping he accepts accommodations in college but I know it's more difficult for college kids to advocate for themselves in that environment. That leaves parents (and kids) in a tough position going forward. [/quote]

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