Intelligence Misdiagnosis

Ever witnessed the scenario of parents complementing others people’s children and not theirs? "That child she is so dense, I do not think there is much hope for her/him", why can’t you read or be like the rest of your colleagues (age mates)? and so on. This is the dilemma parents are faced with because they fail to see the gifts and talents in their children being displayed before them on a continual basis, thus they panic out of sheer frustration and hopelessness.

Being from the African lineage makes it bewildering the extent at which parents and family members will go to humiliate such a child. God helps the child who has no interest in schooling! He will need sheer determination and strong metal agility to convince his parents of his future plans.

In Europe I find the situation of a child being misdiagnosed by so called professional experts’ with years of experience worst, children being labelled with psychological damaging names. Imagine a gifted child being termed dyslexia /Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderADHD)Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD).

For me, I term the word dyslexia as a person who is highly creative and does not necessarily have to sit behind a desk to make a living. Children being children are filled with gusto and would boldly speak their mind without mincing their words, that  is almost a lost art in the adult world.

I am sure someone has a story relating to such traumatic situation; if only we channel our energy in to looking out for the best in these children, there might be less confusion in the world today. It takes the love and patience of a parent to recognise the gifts in a child and not by spending excessive amounts of money on  expensive schools and tutors to enable a child excel.

It is high time parents stop trying to force their children to live out their unfulfilled dreams for them. Children are highly creative - let them thrive.