Reply to Gifted vs Autism

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "Gifted vs Autism"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]To the OP, I’m an essay consultant who just had an aha moment and decided to come to this board to ask a question about a student I am helping.

I saw your thread before I posted and your description of you daughter sounds exactly like the kid I am helping — except we meet over Zoom so I’m not sure about hygiene.

This boy is a high school senior and scored a 1550 first attempt on his SAT. He is an only child who does not have many ECs. I’ve been wondering what he does after he gets home and still have not figured it out. The other night his parents told me he was up from 10:30 pm until 2 am working on essays. I saw fewer than 20 words changed in his drafts. When I spoke to him, he said he had spent 90 minutes on a snack and the rest on making minor edits to his essays. So he was kind of honest — maybe 100 % honest. Then his dad told me kid has always taken a long time to write essays. They’re telling me now? This kid should have started essay work at the start of summer. I’m wondering if he is twice-exceptional too! Either that or he is working on something else that they don’t want me to know about because I asked them to ensure he stayed away from that project.

I have noticed his complete lack of executive function skills. I know an academically gifted student and while she might stand out in a room full of athletes or something, she has great EF skills. She wants to be with people and she puts in effort into her friendships. Like your other child, she is quick in everything she does. This student is sooooo slow.

All this to say, please get your kid tested for anything and everything. This is your chance to prevent her from becoming like my student. What is the point if getting a 1550 if he can’t even follow a consultant’s advice to get his apps ready? I’m worried about how he will handle college. Get your kid the help she needs. And thanks for making things click for me! Good luck.,

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics