Hi all. A bit nervous to start a new thread and hoping I can make myself understood. Hoping for some idea if others have had similar experiences or can offer insights.
We have a DS4 who has been tested by a psychologist and sits firmly in the profoundly gifted range. We did the testing at the suggestion of a child psychiatrist and a new day care centre he's recently started at.
As the test would suggest he's well advanced in most areas as well as having absolute pitch and is certainly an extrovert.
He is also still however using nappies for number twos and frequently wets his pants while at daycare (which is only recently begun - a month or so - the first one was a fail, he bit kids and was very unhappy) and at home unless he's constantly and regularly cajoled to the bathroom - the only way we know how at the moment is to give him math challenges. If asked directly he will always claim not to need to go.
We're trying to direct his huge energy levels and love of information but he can be highly resistant to structured learning of almost any kind. Violin is currently being attempted for the very reason that it can't be absorbed in one go and hopefully might teach some appreciation for perseverance. Slow going and barely progressing. The frustration of high ability but low 'aptitude' (for want of a better word) is a real concern. Pen skills, ie drawing for example is very rarely in evidence.
Now is the time we find ourselves considering actual school and frankly cannot imagine how it can possibly work.
Have others made it all work school wise? How much of his social developmental delay can be attributed to giftedness? Is there something else going on?
Last edited by Zanzi; 02/23/10 06:18 AM.
