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[quote=Anonymous]So glad to see this thread, and hope the OP won't mind my asking questions as well.

A friend with a 6th grader was wondering what to do with her son, who is apparently working at an 11th grade level (no IQ tests or anything, he puts no effort into learning, and is doing well academically). Although he is good at math, he hates it. He essentially gets through his school work quickly so he can read, and will read all day and all night if allowed. What does one do with a kid like that, for enrichment in his area of strength? He has ADHD, and has not stuck with anything else they have tried - musical instruments, chess, various sports, etc.

My experience with a PG child (who is now 30 something) is that everything was too easy, so he never developed a work ethic, and when things got a little difficult, he didn't know what to do. He also didn't have any areas that interested him, so after attempting college for many years, dropped out. Last I heard, he was living with a roommate in the mid-west somewhere, and was working at a Dunkin.

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