Hi. I'm new here. After a year or so of worrying and questioning and wondering, we are finally having ds (7) undergo neuropsych evaluation. We waited months to meet with a specialist to help determine if he's 2e.. I'm the only one who thinks he's gifted, and even though my gut tells me he is, everyone else's disbelief has me doubting myself. So we start tomorrow, I'm excited and nervous and I hope we finally get some answers. Anyway, I just wanted to say hello as this board has been so helpful to me in helping me understand my unique little guy.
For what it's worth, I was the only one who thought my 2e child was gifted. It's a function of seeing your child every day and witnessing how their mind works. I was also the only one who thought my DS had ADHD - he has that too.
What you may find with your DC is that giftedness is masking a deeper struggle than you know. Our psychologist observed that our DS was struggling *a lot* with executive functioning and using his intellect to compensate-- essentially he wasn't planning or even attending very well, but was able to learn as he went.
