Gifted children are sometimes referred to also as special needs children. No two children are the same in this world, and when it comes to children with special needs the same applies. It has become easier for special needs children over the latter 20 years, with children who were previously undiagnosed never standing a chance to learn and be educated in mainstream school. Kids with ADHD were often seen in the past as unruly and dysfunctional, facilities and funding has improved over the years, and specialist psychiatrists, speech and language therapists and consultants who specialise in neurodisability have been put in place in order for children with special needs to be correctly diagnosed.

ADHD is also known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and it means that children with this disorder have trouble paying close attention to work and can make careless errors, a child may fail to finish a task, fail to follow instructions, is disorganised, avoids activities that require mental effort for a certain amount of time, loses things easily, distracted easily and can be forgetful. The hyperactivity part of this means that a child has an endless amount of energy, is noisy, fidgets and is unable to sit still.

A child with ADHD can find it extremely hard to concentrate in school, and although these children are often extremely talented can find school life extremely hard. To calm these children there are a range of drugs which can be prescribed to help with sleep and hyperactivity. If these drugs are used properly they can be very affective, although alternative treatments are also available. Some ADHD kids respond very well to organisation, even with everyday items such as their school bag or their bedrooms.

Many children with special needs are offered the chance to take part in activities with other children who have the same problems, and are sometimes given gifts for men (Geschenke für Männer) and women to help motivate them. Charities often run days to the seaside and this is possible by car leasing and mini buses to get the children from A to B, some charities even save up to buy used cars with wheel trim (Radzierblende) and Chiptuning services on existing vehicles to enable children more in the way of days out.