I'd check the website for your local school district rather than relying on the doctor's say. There are often many options.

The lack of hard work and running into the brick wall in college is one of the problems. There are a ton of anecdotes here about anxiety and oppositional issues with kids are stuck bored all the time at school, misdiagnosis and things along those lines.

You may find exploring articles at Hoagie's gifted site useful:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/