[luckystarmom]

Giftedness can also mimick ADD. My son's second grade teacher (in a private Christian school) thought he might have ADD because he wasn't paying attention in class.

We had him tested at the public school. He had a higher than average attention span, and he is gifted.

He was bored stiff in 2nd grade. He still gets very bored with writing tasks. It's very hard to get him to sit still and finish any written homework.

[Johnny Gage]

Giftedness can also mimick ADD.

Absolutely. Dyslexia, according to many is considered a gift because of the "highly visually oriented" learning style.

For example..
My just took his standardized tests for school and during the reading comprehension phase, he would score about 25-30% higher if the paragraph was read to him, versus than if he had to read it himself.

Visual thinking is quite amazing. Consider that many of the major inventors/theorists were dyslexics.
(ie: Einstein, Edison)

Laz:
Does an athiest, dyslexic, who suffers from insomia stay awake at night pondering if there is a DOG?