Harvard University

“Samuel is a good listener and a motivated learner, but he is often distracted and rolls around the floor with his friends during group activities.” Such was five-year-old Sam Clark as described by preschool teacher Miss Kim—much more interested in summersaults across the carpet than focused academics. I teemed with energy and could find no way of containing it, necessitating, insist and fidgeting, a new perpetual stream of talking and singing, and frequent breaks from reading time for classroom gymnastics. To both the amusement and frustration of preschool teachers, I needed and would always…