Originally Posted by Grinity
Originally Posted by mom2twoboys
"Hyperfocus" completely and utterly describes DS7. I've always called him "singularly focused." And really, none of my friends have a kid like this. It's so nice to hear someone else describe what I've been living with for 7 1/2 years!

How do you all handle it?
First of all - Don't call it hyperfocus! Call it Intensity! Persistence, curiosity, or OverExcitability!

Verbally praise any signs of flexability. Any at all! Then get out the video camera, because it's great to look back on those days when the fire of learning is burning to bright.

Smiles,
Grinity

"Gifted children may exhibit the following behaviors:"

"May show unusually long attention spans and prefer to work on single topics for extended periods of time."~The Misdiagnosed Child Drs. Eide pg. 434

So maybe we aren't all crazy????

Last edited by hkc75; 10/01/09 11:27 AM.