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EttinaCanada
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My biggest area of expertise is in autistic and other developmentally disabled gifted kids (especially creatively gifted disabled kids). I can also answer questions about gifted/talented children in general. I can't answer questions about legal issues and such (eg fighting the education system), but I can answer questions about what it's like for the child and so on. I'm better at dealing with questions about school-aged children than preschoolers. |
Recent Answers
2009-11-21 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 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 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 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 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
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