G&T help please

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Hi all I'm after some advice please ds is 6 in yr 1 hes 7 in october he has always found school easy. We have had a few problems in school this year as he says the work is to easy and schools boring. When i spoke to his teacher about it her helpful reply was he needs to slow down as he is finishing his work to quickly.

He has just come home with his school report and he has got 3c across the board on his NC levels. He has been free reading since the end of term 1 in yr 1. Im glad to say he has got a new teacher next year who will hopefully extended him.

I have been called into school a couple of times regarding his behavior in class the teacher has said he is disruptive and messes around, she has suggested he might have aspergers. He does have some challenging behaviour at home normally after getting home from school we have meltdowns however in school holidays these dont seem to home.

Don't get me wrong he is no angel but my feeling is teh reason he is disruptive in school is due to him being bored as his teacher doesn't extened him. Any advice is gratefully recieved as im at the end of my tether with it all now.

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Schools like to pigeon hole children, and not necessarily into the right places. A lot of very bright children become disruptive. It's not necessarily because they have other issues. What is he doing?

If it helps, my son is very bright and the 'aspergers' was mentioned. He was assessed for it and he doesn't have this. Before I found the right school for him he did call out in class. Part of this is maturity, as a very bright child may not have the emotional intelligence to understand the behaviour which is expected of them. I think teachers see a bright child and think that they have that level of maturity as well, so expect more of them. Aspergers has certain traits to it, the people in special needs know more than I do, so it may help if you post in there.

See his new teacher as early in the new term as you can manage-hopefully she will differentiate the work.

Yes, same here. Several teachers and an EP thought my son had Aspergers but he doesn't. He was shouting out in class and staring out of the window a lot of the time. We get several posts on here along these lines and this book always gets recommended:

books.google.co.uk/books/about/Misdiagnosis_And_Dual_Diagnoses_Of_Gifte.html?id=NQrtt-peg5AC&redir_esc=y

The NAGC recommended it to me. It might be worth giving them a ring as well - they have a helpline.

Thanks for the replies I actually have a meeting with his new teacher tommorow. Hes not doing anything in particular in class he rushes through his work then gets up and wanders around and talks to other kids disrupting then so nothing major.

Ill post in the special needs board aswell see if i can get some other ideas from there.

I could have written this about both my DS (10 &14). Both G&t both had disruptive behaviour issues. It's a bit better now eldest is at secondary school.

No real advice apart from it seems a common prob and stems from boredom I think. You are not alone x

losingtail how did you get over it with your dcs

Hi again, I think it's worth going along with any assessments you get offered as it will help you find some answers. It can all be a bit of a jigsaw puzzle. We ended up with a G&T kid with dyslexia, rather than a below average kid with Aspergers. This however did not mean that the school actually did anything about it. Secondary school is now proving much much better.

My youngest DC is waiting for an ADHD referral so I'm right in the middle of it:( he is in Y5 getting L5 SaTS. School have appointed him a learning mentor and that seems to be helping. He has attention seeking behaviour which disrupts the other children. Often works in isolation.

My eldest god love him is a right mixed bag. G&t as well but a number ofreferrals this yr for low level disruptive behaviour. He got a days exclusion last week for having a mobile in school. The day after won 3 gold medals in the inter school sports day then got a national maths award. He's currently L8 Sat maths science & English. He's too charming to get into serious serious trouble his defiance comes from always wanting to play devils advocate.

I don't sweat the small stuff anymore. The eldests behaviour has definitely improved with age as I'm hoping the younger ones will.

There are clear boundaries and punishments eg detention=no rugby etc. and big rewards for good reports.

Sorry should read L7 science English