Twice Exceptional: ADHD and Giftedness

Joey is a smart, happy, healthy, excited 10 year old boy. He was identified as a genius with 165 IQ. Since he is known as a mental disorder he has received special education services at school. It is difficult for him to keep friendship with his child, sometimes to protect himself and refuse to interact with children in class.

Three years ago, when I was 9 years old, when I first looked at my family to be taught by two special sons, my course master gave me a brain science and knowledge of ADHD We recommend sharing. His natural curiosity, talent, Asperger. Since that time, we have read many articles and books and have seen a lot of videos to think positive psychology and "courage". It is defined as "sustainability and enthusiasm for long-term goals".

Let's first look at overdiagnosis. In a study published in the 2010 Journal of Health Economics, we found that the youngest child in the American kindergarten (a baby born in August) was diagnosed with ADHD and the likelihood of being diagnosed with ADHD was 40% higher . Odds is twice that of the oldest kindergarten student (children born in September, similar results were obtained in the study published this year at the Journal of the Canada Medical Association for children ages 6 to 12 ). US research authors estimate that this error accounts for 20% of current US ADHD diagnosis, according to his statistics. 900,000 children

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common common neurodevelopmental disorder for children. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the average age at the time of diagnosis is 7 years old. Boys are diagnosed with ADHD with more than twice the probability of girls. Adults may be diagnosed with symptoms. APA released the third edition of DSM (DSM - III) in 1980. They renamed the disease from ADHD impulsive impairment to attention deficit disorder (ADD). Scientists believe hyperactivity is not a common symptom of this disease. This list creates two subtypes of ADD: ADD and ADHD, ADD has no ADHD