Reality vs Perception
| April 29, 2009 | Posted by Brenda under ADD |
Both my son Andy and my daughter Sarah have had a chance lately to re-connect with some friends from high school.
Sarah was telling me today about a couple of friends she is meeting up with tonight in Chicago. One of her friends from college is actually sharing an apartment with a friend of hers from high school.
At first I didn’t remember the young lady in question (the one from high school) but then it came back.
Sarah had a number of friends in high school who were in the Gifted program. One of the girls, Kathy, was especially disdainful of another girl, Megan, who was not part of the program. Megan barely passed her classes, but the rest of the girls liked her.
As it turned out, the girls who took the time to get to know Megan (and didn’t judge her by outward appearances) found out that Megan was, in fact, brilliant. Possibly even genius IQ. Of course, that wasn’t why the girls liked her.
I never knew Megan well enough to form any opinions about her, so I have no way of knowing whether or not she has ADHD.
I do know, however, that lots of people with ADHD are a lot like Megan. They barely pass their classes, don’t pay attention, and rarely do their work. Like Megan, they have brilliant minds and are completely bored to death at school. The work is often ignored, because it’s far beneath them and of no interest whatsoever.
As an ADD Coach, I’ve worked with 2 kids who had genius IQs and were barely passing, and I’ve met several others who, despite extremely high IQs, were doing no better.
If your child happens to fit into that category, there are some things you can do to help.
I’ll have those suggestions next time.
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Please post your tips soon! I feel like one of these beautiful minds that just wants to live up to their full potential