See, this video perfectly captures my concern. My 5 year old pre-k child is probably twice exceptional but the school may ignore what I feel is his giftedness. Sure, he spins and jumps at inappropriate times, makes jabbering sounds with his mouth and has vocal and physical outbursts, doesn't handle transitions well or relate well to same age peers. He doesn't do well with group sports. However, he's doing 3rd grade level math, excels in Spanish and Chinese class and non-school academic topics.
THANK YOU! I have a child who we believed to be gifted from a young age. Through the first few years of school, I had teachers, family, friends telling me that he must be on the spectrum because he is so "different". After meeting with specialists we finally learned that he is Highly gifted, is not remotely on the spectrum but is just a misunderstood child. We still to this day have people come up and ask, what diagnosis does he have because they just do not understand his point of view.
My highly gifted son has social anxiety disorder and selective mutism. I've had psychiatrists tell me that that giftedness is not related to the anxiety. As the parent, that seemed rediculous to me! When you have a child who is reading at the 6th grade level in Kindergarten and pretending that he can't read to fit in with the other kids, it is obvious to me that the giftedness is at least adding to the anxiety! He's a freshman in H.S. still stuggling socially. Still brilliant and so kind!
Thank you so much for this video! I will do my utmost through Minds That Soar, LLC to publicize your efforts to spread the word about the dangers of the misdiagnosis of our gifted children. I talk with so many parents who have experienced the misunderstanding and misdiagnosis of their gifted children. Your video will do much to educate teachers and families about the time,effort and money needed to meet the needs of every uniquely gifted child. May this video go viral!
This is a great video, spreading it around as much as I can...please also note that some of the stigmatized gifted kids get caught up in the "troubled teen industry" at some point...then things really get bad. See CAFETY.org for more info...I was one of those kids but fortunately was capable enough to run away...which led to all sorts of other issues.
See, this video perfectly captures my concern. My 5 year old pre-k child is probably twice exceptional but the school may ignore what I feel is his giftedness. Sure, he spins and jumps at inappropriate times, makes jabbering sounds with his mouth and has vocal and physical outbursts, doesn't handle transitions well or relate well to same age peers. He doesn't do well with group sports. However, he's doing 3rd grade level math, excels in Spanish and Chinese class and non-school academic topics.
dmandanku 2 days ago
Awesome video! Thanks for the information. My son who is 9 is currently being tested by the school for giftedness, diagnosed with Aspergers at 4.
rainbowsmommy 1 month ago
THANK YOU! I have a child who we believed to be gifted from a young age. Through the first few years of school, I had teachers, family, friends telling me that he must be on the spectrum because he is so "different". After meeting with specialists we finally learned that he is Highly gifted, is not remotely on the spectrum but is just a misunderstood child. We still to this day have people come up and ask, what diagnosis does he have because they just do not understand his point of view.
sunshineinspirations 1 month ago
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2stagevideofinalcut 1 month ago
Take a monent and watch this video
2stagevideofinalcut 1 month ago
Thank you for posting!
IDmadge 1 month ago
My highly gifted son has social anxiety disorder and selective mutism. I've had psychiatrists tell me that that giftedness is not related to the anxiety. As the parent, that seemed rediculous to me! When you have a child who is reading at the 6th grade level in Kindergarten and pretending that he can't read to fit in with the other kids, it is obvious to me that the giftedness is at least adding to the anxiety! He's a freshman in H.S. still stuggling socially. Still brilliant and so kind!
mnsix 1 month ago
Thank you so much for this video! I will do my utmost through Minds That Soar, LLC to publicize your efforts to spread the word about the dangers of the misdiagnosis of our gifted children. I talk with so many parents who have experienced the misunderstanding and misdiagnosis of their gifted children. Your video will do much to educate teachers and families about the time,effort and money needed to meet the needs of every uniquely gifted child. May this video go viral!
Illinois2e 1 month ago
This is a great video, spreading it around as much as I can...please also note that some of the stigmatized gifted kids get caught up in the "troubled teen industry" at some point...then things really get bad. See CAFETY.org for more info...I was one of those kids but fortunately was capable enough to run away...which led to all sorts of other issues.
StrawberryTech 1 month ago