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[quote=Anonymous]For years, even starting in preschool, teachers told me "I think x is bored, he needs challenge, that is why he is impulsive, inattentive, etc.  They tried every behavior chart in the book.  The same teacher who told me he was bored in 2nd, gave him a 9 GBRS despite all 4's and very high test scores.  We did not appeal his denial.  Started AAP in 4th after a parent referral.  In 4th still getting in trouble for being inattentive/bored/checked out/impulsive, still getting straight A's even with the harder curriculum.

Finally, I took him to a developmental pediatrician.  I could not figure him out.

No big surprise we had a crystal clear ADHD diagnosis.  He has had struggles socially and emotionally, but once we had a diagnosis, 504 plan and medication it was like night and day.

Our biggest struggle was that people always expected his social maturity/behavior to match his intellect.  It did not, and honestly, I am not sure it does to this day.

I will say, our developmental pediatrician quoted a figure of 25% of gifted children also having ADHD.[/quote]

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