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Expertise
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.
Experience in the area
I am a highly creative autistic person with a tested IQ in the gifted range. I've also read a lot about gifted kids.
Education/Credentials
Just high school. I'm a first-year student at university.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject
I don't think you can split up gifted/LD or gifted/autistic kids into the 'gifted' part and the 'disabled' part. It's all part of the same package. For example, the same trait that makes me disorganized (to the point of significant impairment) also makes me highly creative.
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Recent Answers from Ettina
2010-03-12 mychild has gifts his future is what I'm concerned about:
It depends what you mean by treating them as special. A gifted child is different from a typical child, but they're still a child. Typically, their emotional maturity is about age level or only slightly
2010-03-11 Could my 5 yr old be gifted?:
I'll deal with each question one by one: First question: Yes, your son is gifted, probably fairly highly gifted. Second question: The absolute ideal would be for him to be taught the material in
2010-03-09 mychild has gifts his future is what I'm concerned about:
I don't know anything about scholarships, but I do know that homeschooled students don't have to be socially isolated. There are many extracurricular activities that you can enroll a school-aged child
2010-03-08 GT Scores Question:
From what I understand, the CogAT tests reasoning skills while the ITBS tests academic achievement. While these are usually highly correlated, a specific learning disability can cause a child with good
2010-03-07 Might I Be Gifted?:
That is a concern. You might want to get an assessment to see if you need some sort of help in math. Typically, they consider someone learning disabled if they are at least two years behind in an academic
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