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Any gifted child can potentially get in real trouble because of the way they are handled.
Itzhak Perlman
Itzhak Perlman
ADD/ADHD/ASD or Gifted?
Often gifted students are identified as having ADD ( Attention Deficit Disorder), ADHD ( Attention Hyperactivity Disorder or ASD, ( Autism Spectrum Disorder) and are prescribed mind numbing medication. Gifted students may display many of the behaviours similar to these disorders. Such as:-
* Disruptive behaviour
* Aggresive behaviour
* Boredom
* Restlessness
* Inattentive
* Easily distracted
* Fidgets with objects
* Difficulty following instructions
* Difficulty in turn taking
* Talks excessively
* Sloppy or poor handwriting
* Aggresive behaviour
* Boredom
* Restlessness
* Inattentive
* Easily distracted
* Fidgets with objects
* Difficulty following instructions
* Difficulty in turn taking
* Talks excessively
* Sloppy or poor handwriting
Behaviour
Most people have an incorrect view of what a gifted student should behave like.
- They believe that these students should be studious, quiet achievers who need little or no interaction from the teacher.
- This may be correct for a small minority, however, many gifted students can also act out due to boring classroom settings, their increased anger and frustration may lead to oppositional behaviour and underachievement.
- They may have ‘bad’ or ‘sloppy’ handwriting due to their accelerated thought processes. They may be unorganised or forgetful as they have so many processes occupying their brains.
- Some students may even see themselves at ‘stupid’ or ‘dumb’ due to not being able to think at the same rate as their peers.