[greeneyes]

I'm quite certain it would be some “disorder”, and I'm very glad to have grown up without being labeled, counseled, and medicated.

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You are lucky compared to children today. Many “gifted” children have been misdiagnosed as having ADHD, Autism, Aspergers etc.

Unless the people doing the evaluation have had lots of experience working with highly intelligent children with IQs of around 130 or above, they are at risk of being misdiagnosed.

That can have a huge negative impact on their development, social, educational, self image etc. Children tend to live up or down to the expectations of those around them, including teachers, families and peers.

[NorthMountain]

I know there are people with real problems, but I’m also seeing a lot of people who are just a bit off being shoved into the “diagnosed, labeled, counseled, tracked, medicated” grinder and it’s not good for them. That comment about how WWII codebreakers would probably be shoved into that grinder hits too close to home with me.