Hi and welcome!

A few quick thoughts:

1) Giftedness definitely runs in families (although there's no guarantee, obviously).

2) Testing at a young age can be inaccurate if there are behavioural issues that interfere with results.

3) The shirt cutting could be a) impulsiveness or b) boredom or both (my friend's daughter did that in grade one, and they have both giftedness and ADHD in their family... she also got the run around for testing from the teacher).

ADHD Vs. giftedness can be tricky - sometimes they seem similar. A couple of great books to read on the subject are:

http://www.amazon.com/Different-Minds-Children-Asperger-Syndrome/dp/1853029645

and

http://www.amazon.com/Misdiagnosis-...+diagnosis+of+gifted+children+and+adults


I'd focus on keeping him challenged and stimulated, and look at getting more testing done. It's tough. My son's testing should have waited for his prefrontal cortex to catch up a bit, and my daughter should have been done before she started school and her anxiety kicked in. There's no perfect answer.

Good luck smile


Last edited by CCN; 01/13/13 09:20 PM.