Gifted Children

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2009-11-21 Gifted Children - problems with gifted child:

Actually, it is possible to outgrow SPD features. Typically, the child will continue to have sensory quirks, but SPD kids usually do improve gradually with age. I don't know if it's some sort of maturation

2009-11-20 Gifted Children - Assessing Giftedness in our son:

OK, I'll answer your questions one by one. 1) Yes, your son is clearly gifted. The fact that he taught himself to read as a 3 year old is a strong indicator of giftedness, and his other abilities seem

2009-11-19 Gifted Children - Grandson's behavior:

Firstly, it's really hard to figure out exactly where to draw the line between a mildly autistic kid and a kid with autistic traits. My younger brother seems to be in the same kind of border area as your

2009-11-18 Gifted Children - problems with gifted child:

The 97th percentile would be about 130 IQ. That sounds fairly accurate to me for the most part, although he might be somewhat higher. Also, he appears to have skill scatter which makes it a lot more complicated

2009-11-17 Gifted Children - Is my daughter gifted?:

My guess is that it's probably due to being a visuospatial learner. Basically, visuospatial learners think in pictures, so things that can be conceptualized visually, such as most math and science topics