So I saw this kid in my clinic last week because the parents think he has ADHD and they wanted a second opinion about his meds. I had our neuropsychologist test him and he's smart, a full scale IQ of 130 (average is 100).
This kid gets into trouble a lot at school, and one of his high crimes and misdemeanors is working ahead. For example, the class will read a chapter together, and this kid will finish the entire book during that time. He also gets in trouble for working ahead in things like math workbook.
I thought maybe the family was inadvertently misrepresenting this one, but I reviewed his school records and they're not. I've had many families report this kind of thing before with smart, restless kids, and I'm stumped. What gives? Isn't it, if anything, easier, to have the bored wiseass in the back occupied and reading than forcing them to stay in harness with everyone else?
This kid gets into trouble a lot at school, and one of his high crimes and misdemeanors is working ahead. For example, the class will read a chapter together, and this kid will finish the entire book during that time. He also gets in trouble for working ahead in things like math workbook.
I thought maybe the family was inadvertently misrepresenting this one, but I reviewed his school records and they're not. I've had many families report this kind of thing before with smart, restless kids, and I'm stumped. What gives? Isn't it, if anything, easier, to have the bored wiseass in the back occupied and reading than forcing them to stay in harness with everyone else?