My 7 year old has been identified as gifted and has had a difficult time in school. At the reccomendation of the school I had him evaluated by a psychiatrist who has diagnosed him with ADHD and depression. The depression seems to stem mainly from boredom and frustration with school and an acute awareness that he is different from his peers. He is gradually becoming less withdrawn and participating more in class thanks to medication and increased diffictulty of school work. Improvement has been slow and the district is very intent on doing more testing and diagnosing him with something. Any ideas on how to deal with the school district?
