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Has a wild imagination
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Has strong opinions
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Has a very good memory for
details
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Is very curious
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Asks a lot of questions
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Sees himself or herself as
“different” from the other kids
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Does not always respond
well to external motivation
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Becomes uninterested when
things slow down
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Can be critical of self and
others
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Might be experiencing
discipline issues at school; especially at staying focused
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Tends to dominate peers or
situations
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Is involved with many
exploratory type activities
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Reveals originality in oral
and written expression
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Can cope with more than one
idea at a time
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Demonstrates a richness of
imagery in informal language and brainstorming
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Can ask unusual (even
awkward) questions
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Can make unusual
contributions to class discussions
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Has exceptional curiosity
and constantly wants to know the reasons why
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Often sees unusual, rather
than conventional, relationships
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Can produce original and
imaginative work, even if defective in technical accuracy
(e.g. poor spelling and/or handwriting)
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Wants to debate topics at
greater depth
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Mental speed is faster than
writing ability, so is often reluctant to write at length
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Prefers to talk rather than
write and talks at speed with fluency and expression
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Is success-oriented and
hesitates to try something where failure is a possibility
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Demonstrates a sense of
humor and loves incongruities, puns and pranks
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May be behind peers in
manual dexterity, which can be a source of frustration
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Can have a negative
self-concept and suffer from poor social acceptance by age
peers
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Daydreams and seems lost in
another world
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Listens to only part of the
explanation and sometimes appears to lack concentration
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When interested, becomes
absorbed for long periods and may be impatient with
interference or abrupt change
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Can be stubborn in own
beliefs
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Shows sensitivity and
reacts strongly to things causing distress or injustice
It is often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
How do you think things would change if we look at our
strong-opinioned, debating daydreamer as a genius bored with
the world that has been forced upon him? If we see
creativity and originality instead of poor handwriting and
misspelled words? If we allow these ADHD Gifted children to
move at the speed of their thoughts and see how far they can
fly?
