2e children.

[mamawan]

I have a 2e child diagnosed at age 7 on the recommendation of her school. She is in the gifted range with SPD and handwriting issue.


A good portion of gifted kids do mask and cruise until requirements exceed their abilities, then they crash; so it is best to be pro-active and get them the help they need now. From my understanding, most local school has in-house dyslexia support program, you may want to inquiry with your DS’s school.

My DD is now 9 so she hasn’t taken the GEP screening tests, so do take what I say about GEP with a pinch of salt. From my research, your DS should enjoy being in the program. The program allows the child the freedom to learn deeply and widely about a topic/subject that the current/normal curriculum doesn’t. Since that’s how a gifted child learns best, he should enjoy being in the program. However do note they don’t do curriculum acceleration.

Hope this helps.

[lee_yl]

jaystormrage\" post_id=\"2133301\" time=\"1714740688\" user_id=\"160665:

Hi, any parents of 2e child in this thread? Would like to seek some advice regarding challenges faced by 2e children in GEP program. Thank you.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/gifted-with-learning-disabilities-a-for-igcse-at-10-but-struggles-in-primary-school

My DD2 is not formally diagnosed but may have short attention span issues (not hyper) and was from GEP.

Fast forward she’s in JC now. I am concerned she is wasting too much time on afternoon naps after she returns from school. We even thought she had diabetes (easily fatigued) but her blood sugar readings are normal. Thanks to the article, I realized someone in this world same like my DD2, whose “short naps” can be at least 3 hours long. My DD2 needs 10hrs of sleep on average every day, perhaps because she used up too much energy to concentrate during class. :sad: Her teacher advised me to help her cut down her sleeping hours to 5hrs per day because A levels are coming. But after reading the article, I am now more aware of such things as 2e children and will cut her some slack.

[doodbug]

Take heart! Many outstanding individuals are 2E - Albert Einstein and LKY are both brilliant and dyslexic.


I guess parents will have to help the child navigate the Singapore/MOE education system, and if really not suited for it, to support the child in pursuing alternative pathways?

[MrsKiasu]

Is 5 hours sleep ‘normal’ for JC students?

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2133584\" time=\"1715212581\" user_id=\"43981:

Is 5 hours sleep 'normal' for JC students?

My (not 2e) daughters slept at least 8 hrs a night, and a few more during weekends.

lyl - 3 hrs for a nap is quite long - a whole sleep cycle. Has she tried sleeping less - 30-40 mins instead? Sometimes that is enough to power the rest of the day, then she can sleep 8 hrs at night. My daughters sometimes did that - with an alarm to wake them up before they slept too deeply.

[bbbay]

There are education psychologists that can help to pinpoint strength/ weakness of your child. They will administer battery of tests: psychology, aptitude, and many more. To determine where the child stands in various domains among the general population. A very detail report will be given. Including any learning disabilities. The report will tell what type of learner the child is. And with those info , adjustments can be made to build on the strength of the child. It’s save lots of time and frustration from no knowing how to address the challenges the child face

[MrsKiasu]

Mine, not 2e, have been sleeping quite little imo. They usually sleep 6hrs at most and I always think they should sleep more. So when I read cher suggested 5hrs, I was quite surprised.


To cut from 10hrs to 5hrs, may be too much.

[MrsKiasu]

bbbay\" post_id=\"2133588\" time=\"1715214328\" user_id=\"175278:

There are education psychologists that can help to pinpoint strength/ weakness of your child. They will administer battery of tests: psychology, aptitude, and many more. To determine where the child stands in various domains among the general population. A very detail report will be given. Including any learning disabilities. The report will tell what type of learner the child is. And with those info , adjustments can be made to build on the strength of the child. It’s save lots of time and frustration from no knowing how to address the challenges the child face

Any idea the price range?

[sharonkhoo]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2133589\" time=\"1715214581\" user_id=\"43981:

Mine, not 2e, have been sleeping quite little imo. They usually sleep 6hrs at most and I always think they should sleep more. So when I read cher suggested 5hrs, I was quite surprised.

To cut from 10hrs to 5hrs, may be too much.

I think the teacher is getting carried away - prioritising studies over health. There may be other ways to make more time to study, but cutting back to 5 hrs sleep should not be the way! Maybe cutting back to 8 hrs is reasonable for most kids, but that depends on whether there are other reasons why a teen might need more sleep. See:
https://www.singhealth.com.sg/news/medical-news/sleep-in-adolescence#:~:text=Studies%20conducted%20by%20Duke%2DNUS,speed%2C%20and%20working%20memory%209.

[bbbay]

MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2133590\" time=\"1715214712\" user_id=\"43981:

Any idea the price range?

I think it depended on what are the tests requested. 8 hours worth of tests (over 2 days period) cost close to $3K. Some of the test are considered one on one.