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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you told him it's great that he's smart, but that [b]intelligence alone doesn't get anyone anywhere? [/b]I know a kid who is apparently a genius, but he can't manage his life at all. He decided that his verbal talent was all he needed to succeed in life and doing homework in any other classes was beneath him. His parents encouraged this line of thought and actually did his homework for him. In college. He was put on probation at his Ivy League university and was forced to take a year off. He did absolutely nothing during that year, which was fine with his parents because he's just so special and can't be expected to hold a job like a regular person. He is now in his late 20s and has been doing nothing since college, other than less than one semester in a graduate program he dropped out of. No job, no ambition, just living off his parents. But he's really really smart.  :roll:

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My son likewise scored in the 99th+ percentile on an extensive IQ test, but has attention issues.  Our message to him is:  Your intelligence is like hair color, eye color, height.  It is an attribute you were born with that will not take you anywhere all by itself.  And that no one gets everything:  You got a high IQ, but a very average working memory and processing capability.  So, you need to work harder than most of your peers to get to the same place.

We have worked with his public HS to put accommodations in place (he can e.g. turn things in online and has preferential seating in class), and he is on a low-dose stimulant.  He also uses various apps and a cellphone with reminders set to keep track of his work.

It's ok for a teen to know what his IQ is - but he needs the whole picture.  IMO[/quote]

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