My son is 9 and is always bored. He has never really played with toys although he loves his PS2 - but he will only play sport games on it. He is very talented at all sport and plays tennis for the county. He is academically very bright but at school has always presented challenging behaviour, this is in the form of annoying his classmates and teachers - he is bored! I'm fed up with teachers moaning about him.. Although he loves sport he also finds it boring as well - because he is far ahead of his years in ability, any sport he does at school is not challenging enough. His first love is football but in training sessions he often plays up, but will give 100% in a match. The same with tennis - during an hour's coaching, for example, he will lose interest after 1/2 hour - bored! He likes to be centre of attention and has to be constantly challenged in whatever he does. An added issue is that he has type 1 diabetes - this doesn't help his mood or concentration and he is beginning to get very upset about having it as he just wants to be a 'normal boy'. Over the years we have thought he may have ADD but we've ruled that out - I've had training in the condition and it doesn't add up with him.. Gifted and Talented?? Probably....definitely talented in sport. Any suggestions/strategies gratefully received!!??
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