While fidgeting and inattention are common signs of ADHD in children, they’re not the ones parents should look out for. Behaviors like stimming, excessive risk-taking, extreme clumsiness and emotional dysregulation can also be contributing signs of ADHD.

Some kids are excellent readers. Some struggle with writing. Some seem brilliant in conversations but fall apart on standardized tests. And some—believe it or not—are all of the above. These are the children we call twice-exceptional, or 2e.