My now 16 year old son seemed the opposite of gifted until he was 11 or 12 years old (he has dyslexia and ADHD). Even now, he has major problems with much of the academic work of high school. But with the things he is good at, he is very very good, and that's what keeps me believing that it will be ok in the end.
Actually, I should qualify the "major problems" thing. He has difficulty doing as well in school as he feels he should. He is currently in an IB program that seems to focus exclusively on his weaknesses, so doing well (his definition of doing well is all As) is elusive. I'm pretty sure that when he gets to college and is able to focus on science, math, and engineering, he will do very well.
So my point is, that for some kids it takes a really long time to see the giftedness. You tend to hear about the 2e kids where the second exceptionality is hidden by the giftedness, but there are some kids where it is the other way around for a very long time.
I have another son whose level of intelligence is pretty much the same as the older one's, but he doesn't have the dyslexia part. Everything is really easy for him--he is 10 years old, in 6th grade (one year skip) and in Algebra I. We are probably going to be going for a second whole grade skip soon as he is not challenged at all (except in math, and even there he's not overly challenged). I'm mentioning this because I continually find it amazing how different the world is for my two sons just because of the dyslexia.
I'm glad you will be seeing the Eides. They are amazing.
Last edited by Kai; 12/22/12 11:14 AM.
