Oh how true this usually is.  If you think about it--straight A  children who 
are well behaved, and never present much problem to an adult  are easier to 
contend with, but not necessarily smarter.  My adorable ADHD  13 year old was a 
high need baby and was also dubbed "the negotiator"  in preschool.  The word 
"no" was always considered a challenge--and it  still is!  He thinks of an 
angle to any rule, but that makes him a  non-convergent thinker.  His favorite 
subject is science, and he  is pretty darn good at it.  He can describe parts of 
a cell  and cell development in minute detail.  He wants to develop  
medications to cure terminal illnesses when he grows up, and I imagine  that since he 
always thinks of an angle, that may be a good trait for someone  who develops 
medications.
 
 
Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC
Tampa Lactation  Counseling
Tampa, FL  

 
In a message dated 8/28/2005 12:07:03 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
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In a  message dated 8/27/2005 2:50:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,   
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Based on  my own  experience, I have often told moms who found their kids
very   challenging that they just might have a gifted child. I'm glad I  had
that  message to give them. Even if it never panned out, it at  least gave
them  hope and a positive attitude about the   challenges.


 
 
 

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