Understand your role as an advocate for your child. Act to make sure your child's specific educational needs are being met.
Make sure your student has an accurate diagnosis. Your child should have a psychiatric, psychological and educational assessment to diagnose ADD and giftedness.
Talk with the school to request your child be assessed for giftedness. The school will have one or more modes for assessing giftedness in students.
After the assessments are completed and the diagnosis given, notify related parties of the diagnosis. This includes the school, teachers and any other parties that interact with this student at a level that may be affected by ADD or giftedness.
Explore treatment options. Treatment can include all or one of the following: medication, behavior programming or therapy. For many students, these treatment methods eliminate the need for educational accommodations in the classroom.
If subsequent educational accommodations are needed, parents or teachers can ask that an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or 504 plan be completed. An IEP requires that teachers make educational accommodations particular to the student's needs.
Ensure that your student is getting resources at school that are helpful for students who have ADD and are gifted. This includes but is not limited to: preferential seating in the classroom, frequent homework reminders, less homework, small class sizes, tutoring and curriculum that allows the student to express her creativity.