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Hi, However, thinking skills vary widely among different people. One person may be very efficient in thinking and finding solutions to complex problems, while some others may be very poor in thinking processes. Most people do not think outside the box while applying their mind to find better solutions to the problems. In fact, some people look at finding the most obvious solutions to an underlying problem. On the other hand, many people may look at the problem in a different way and apply their unusual thinking processes to arrive at unusual answers. Children are no different to adults when it comes to solving complex problems. Lateral thinking is the most potent tool that can help your children to look at problems in a radical way. Lateral thinking is also an intricate process of finding solutions to a problem in an unusual way. Lateral thinking helps your children to develop an ability to tackle the problems in an out-of-the-box way that is efficient and different. Dr. Edward de Bono proposed a revolutionary method of thinking process that can help your children in a remarkable way. Lateral thinking helps your children to use the power of their brain to convert disadvantages into definite benefits. Thought for today: Best Regards, Please visit our sponsor ad web site below. Thanks to our sponsor for keeping this a free newsletter. Understanding Edward de Bono's Principles - Lateral Thinking Applying Edward De Bono's Principles - Lateral Thinking Q1: My question is that I know that my 9 year old daughter is gifted but no one seems to believe me she just started 3rd grade she reading at 5.9 grade level. She does not have perfect grades but she has A's and B's which 81% is the lowest grade she has. For some reason or other she can not take District test well, she as been diagnose with anxiety. I think the she is a visual-spital thinker, she is very creative and musical talented... A: From your description, she is clearly more advanced than her peers and probably views things a little differently. However, at 9 years of age, this is not quite the norms and your daughter is going through quite a bit and already feeling different in a regular classroom atmosphere. The fact that the school does not even recognize her exceptionality makes it even harder for her to cope .... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Being Different here. Q2: My son is 15 years old, and although his year 6 teacher suggested he may be gifted, since attending senior school he has gone largely unnoticed and is now severely underachieving and has lost interest in school altogether....How is the best way to get his IQ tested to support or refute my diagnosis? what can I reasonably expect from the school in the way of support? Is it too late for my child to enjoy and succeed at school? A: It is unfortunate that in spite of knowing that your child is gifted, the school does not support the idea. This is rather typical of a traditional school system where education is meant for the majority of the spectrum and not the minority. It may be hard for a teacher in a classroom of many students to give individual attention to any child. Furthermore, the school may not even have a program for such children, hence the reluctance rather than refusal. .... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Support for a Gifted Child here. Q3: I recently had my child who is four IQ tested. Originally they thought he had a form of autism we were ask to take him to a doctor who did test for that and IQ etc. To our surprise the doctor said he scored 136, and he's four. I'm not sure what all that means I just don't see how my child could have scored that high. For a child that's Four what does that mean? Did the doctor score him wrong? We just don't see how he's that smart we don't see it. Thanks. A: There is too little information to make any kind of suggestion here but I will try to advise based on the high IQ. I am not an expert on autism but from what I understand, when we talk about the autism spectrum, you may see terms such as ‘low functioning’ and ‘high functioning’ being used ever so often. Commonly, ‘high functioning’ autism is less of an issue for day-to-day functioning. Therefore, ‘high functioning’ autistics require very much less support, less treatment, and naturally fewer educational interventions compared to the ‘low functioning’ ones .... Continue to read Dr. Sandhu's answer on Possibility of High Functioning Autism here.
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