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| Is my child slow in development or gifted? | 11/22/2009 |
Q: My son is turning 4 yrs old in 4 mths time. He was suspected of autism when he was turning to 3 yrs ...
A: Firstly, the so-called 'Einstein Syndrome' is basically high-functioning autism. A certain subset of ...
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| problems with gifted child | 11/21/2009 |
Q: I have a six year old whom I believe to be gifted. At 8 months he could not even crawl or stand and ...
A: Actually, it is possible to outgrow SPD features. Typically, the child will continue to have sensory ...
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| Assessing Giftedness in our son | 11/20/2009 |
Q: Like others I've seen post, my wife and I are strongly suspecting our son is gifted in some ...
A: OK, I'll answer your questions one by one. 1) Yes, your son is clearly gifted. The fact that he ...
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| Grandson's behavior | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I will try to keep this brief, but feel it's important to give you some background history on my ...
A: Firstly, it's really hard to figure out exactly where to draw the line between a mildly autistic kid ...
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| problems with gifted child | 11/18/2009 |
Q: I have a six year old whom I believe to be gifted. At 8 months he could not even crawl or stand and ...
A: The 97th percentile would be about 130 IQ. That sounds fairly accurate to me for the most part, ...
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| Is my daughter gifted? | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My now 4 year loves to draw.Her hand and eye coordination has always been ahead of her peers.She ...
A: My guess is that it's probably due to being a visuospatial learner. Basically, visuospatial learners ...
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| Is my daughter gifted? | 11/16/2009 |
Q: My now 4 year loves to draw.Her hand and eye coordination has always been ahead of her peers.She ...
A: Yes, your daughter is gifted in art. According to ...
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| What's my son's problem? | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I have an 8 year old son who doesn't like to go to school. i have read some articles on the site and ...
A: The cause of learning disabilities and executive dysfunction remain unknown in all but a small ...
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| 2 year old asks questions | 11/8/2009 |
Q: My granddaugter is 2 years 4 months although born at 30 weeks and 13oo grams. She has always kept ...
A: Are you sure her emotional regulation is behind? To me, she sounds like she's probably like a ...
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| Gifted Child trouble with open ended work | 11/4/2009 |
Q: My son is in 1st grade and in the school's gifted program. He does really well with subjects such ...
A: One of the big differences between open-ended tasks and more concrete tasks is how much feedback the ...
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| What's my son's problem? | 11/4/2009 |
Q: I have an 8 year old son who doesn't like to go to school. i have read some articles on the site and ...
A: OK, yeah, he's probably not a hyposensitive kid. Slow processing sounds like a better explanation. ...
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| Is my 19 month old gifted?What do I do next? | 11/3/2009 |
Q: Our 19.5 month old son never ceases to surprise us with how fast he learns things.He is very very ...
A: Yes, your son is gifted. By the way, walking at 13 months and not feeding himself at 19 months is ...
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| What's my son's problem? | 10/31/2009 |
Q: I have an 8 year old son who doesn't like to go to school. i have read some articles on the site and ...
A: Firstly, your son is pretty clearly a gifted child. However, it's possible that he has some sort of ...
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| IQ test | 10/31/2009 |
Q: Can you please tell me that my 3.5 years old daughter can be categorized as gifted child. She ...
A: I'm pretty sure your daughter is in fact gifted. As for IQ testing, typically around 5-6 years old ...
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| Is my child gifted? | 10/27/2009 |
Q: My daughter is five years old now. She was a very alert baby. We had difficult time making her sleep ...
A: She sounds like she probably is gifted, but accompanied with some sort of developmental difference ...
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| re testing with RIAS | 10/26/2009 |
Q: My daughter was given the RIAS test and I did not agree with the score that the psychologist came up ...
A: If the same test is done twice in a short time period, there is a tendency for scores to increase ...
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| re testing with RIAS | 10/25/2009 |
Q: My daughter was given the RIAS test and I did not agree with the score that the psychologist came up ...
A: Generally, unless there's evidence of an actual change in ability (eg brain injury, subjective ...
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| Is my child genius? | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I would like to ask your opinion about my child. I have always said that I am not a genius, so there ...
A: He certainly does sound like a gifted child. For example, most 2 year olds speak in what is referred ...
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| differences with children | 10/20/2009 |
Q: Please, why it is important to encourage children to express their likes and dislikes? and why is it ...
A: Expressing likes & dislikes is important for several reasons. Firstly, it's a major component of ...
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| Gifted toddler???? | 10/20/2009 |
Q: There are a few things going on in my head at the moment, I am hoping you can help me make better ...
A: The best way to reduce anxiety is to expose the child to manageable levels of anxiety. The key word ...
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| Gifted toddler???? | 10/19/2009 |
Q: There are a few things going on in my head at the moment, I am hoping you can help me make better ...
A: Well, basically, there are three possible ways your daughter's differences could be explained, given ...
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| I would like to know. | 10/17/2009 |
Q: I am a person who was tested in 3rd grade for mental retardation, because I simply refused to read ...
A: You're clearly highly intelligent and very creative, and it sounds like you're also quite ...
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| Night waking and gifted children | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My 11 son was identified at age 7 as gifted, we live in a rural community in eastern Ontario where ...
A: That kind of behavior is related to sleep deprivation in many kids, but probably not in your son's ...
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| Difficult Choices | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My 10 yaer old "gifted" son has a problem selecting a project if he has to choose from a unlimited ...
A: Could be. Or it could be tendency to get overloaded by too many choices. One thing you could do with ...
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| Nephew | 10/10/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 1/2 year old Nephew who is very behind developmentally. Lets start things off from the ...
A: I think he has hyperlexia. This is a form of autism in which the child has early reading combined ...
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| My son | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My son Dylan has been having some major behavior issues. He really always has but it seems to get ...
A: You can request that the school order a neuropsychological assessment - basically a psychologist ...
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| Is my daughter gifted?? | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I am wondering if my daughter is gifted and what should I do to keep her busy and learning. At home ...
A: It's not really clear yet if she's gifted, but she's clearly a smart little girl. Since gifted kids ...
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| Gifted V Aspergers | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I am writing to you with regard to my son, who has just turned 5. He attends a school in Wales in ...
A: Firstly, your son is quite clearly a gifted child. Even if he has some disability as well as being ...
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| Sensitive baby; follow up. | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I'm happy to report to you that Brianna (i asked you about her 2weeks ago 'sensitive baby') is now ...
A: Based on this update, I revise my earlier statement to say that giftedness is the most likely ...
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| Gifted? | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I am curious if my daughter is gifted and what I should do to keep up with her. She started ...
A: Your daughter is pretty clearly gifted. As for how to give her enough stimulation, you don't need to ...
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| gifted question, and sibling... | 9/24/2009 |
Q: My daughter's pre-k teacher approached me about getting her tested for gifted. My daughter reads ...
A: In the vast majority of cases, siblings are within 10-20 IQ points of each other, which means if one ...
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| Is my 3 year old gifted? | 9/17/2009 |
Q: i would like to knwo if she is gifted... 1 she can already write all her alphabets (Capital) 2. she ...
A: Your daughter is so cute! She looks a lot like the daughter of a friend of mine. And in reply to ...
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| Senstive baby | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Our daughter Brianna turned one year 5 days ago. To me she seems to be well within appropriate ...
A: If the labour took a long time, she could have gotten oxygen deprivation, which can cause brain ...
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| 3 year old puzzle genius | 9/10/2009 |
Q: My three year old grandson, has not learned to speak, except for a few words. His behavior and ...
A: Ear infections could explain his language delays, since they basically mean that he's been ...
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| 3 year old puzzle genius | 9/9/2009 |
Q: My three year old grandson, has not learned to speak, except for a few words. His behavior and ...
A: Yes, your grandson does sound like an autistic child. As for his puzzle skills and whether they ...
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| gifted 3 year old with behavioural problems | 9/4/2009 |
Q: i am at my wits end! my daughter is 3 and a half, and began reading age 3. she began with small 3 ...
A: In general, it sounds like she could stand to learn to occupy herself better. Reading is an ...
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| Obsession with Electricity | 9/1/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old son is obsessed with electricity and I am spent from frustration. Beginning well ...
A: Gifted kids often have obsessive interests. Typically, they're either interested in anything and ...
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| Is my 5-year old gifted and does her behavior relate to giftedness? | 8/31/2009 |
Q: My daughter turned 5-years old two weeks ago. I have always thought she could possibly be gifted, ...
A: All right, then, it doesn't sound like she has ODD. Sorry for leading you astray. The extreme ...
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| Add-on to my question... | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I'm so sorry. I just feel I left out a few things about my 5-year old. I hope you will be able to ...
A: It sounds like she's a perfectionist. Perfectionism is a compulsive need to do everything perfectly, ...
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| Is my 5-year old gifted and does her behavior relate to giftedness? | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My daughter turned 5-years old two weeks ago. I have always thought she could possibly be gifted, ...
A: Actually, I've found that parents are much more likely to be uncertain about obviously gifted kids ...
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| I think my daughter is gifted. | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Good afternoon! I think my daughter intelligent is superior to other kids her age. She was tested ...
A: It doesn't make any sense to bar a child from gifted class because of lack of emotional maturity. ...
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| Is my grand-daughter gifted? | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My Grand-daughter is 28 months old. She is so amazing. She was sitting up at 41/2 months and started ...
A: She certainly sounds like a gifted child. I doubt she'll have much trouble in preschool, since it's ...
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| High IQ's | 8/3/2009 |
Q: When I was three, my kindergarten had me psychologically tested to see if I was gifted. I was... ...
A: About 95% of the population has an IQ between 70 and 130, so people as intelligent as you are a ...
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| PDD AND GIFTEDNESS | 8/1/2009 |
Q: My 14 1/2 year old son was diagnosed with "Autistic Spectrum Behavioral Disorder". He is gifted with ...
A: I don't know much about therapeutic boarding schools. However, I heard of a school in the Catskill ...
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| Is my son gifted | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My son just turned 3 and my wife and I are having a lot of trouble with him. He seems to be ...
A: Your son does sound like a gifted child. As for the defiance, gifted kids are more likely to ...
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| 5 year old child got 126 IQ on tests | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I took my child to make the tests ad evaluation because the school recommended to find if he has ...
A: It is possible to misdiagnose ADHD in a child who is not being challenged enough in school. To me, ...
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| about my daughter's sleep | 7/15/2009 |
Q: she doesn't sleep until 4 a.m . So please give me a solution to these problem
A: There are a lot of things that could cause this problem. Could you give me more information? How old ...
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| Helping 24 month old cope | 7/14/2009 |
Q: My son just turned 2 on the 10th of July. ever since he was born he has shown signs of what I think ...
A: My guess is that your son has some sort of hypersensitivity to sensory information, which is common ...
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| homeschooling a gifted child with anxiety | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have a gifted 5 year old girl who will be starting school next year but my daughter suffers ...
A: A lot of people have misconceptions about homeschooling, thinking that homeschooled children are ...
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| mood issues with gifted child | 7/3/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old daughter is extremely bright and verby. She's tested in the 99% for her age for IQ. ...
A: She might be a dreamer, as described in the book Strong-Willed Child or Dreamer. Dreamers are highly ...
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| Language problem and gifted | 6/17/2009 |
Q: My 9 year old son recently did a full scale test and on the WISC-IV he scored 135 on perceptual ...
A: I don't believe there are any gifted programs specifically aimed at gifted kids with specific ...
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| A gift for art? | 6/12/2009 |
Q: I have a 30 month old little girl. I have always known she was very smart but to my surprise she ...
A: The following webpage has samples of typical drawings at different ages: ...
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| Does my son is Gifted or just very bright? | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 7 years old and he was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. He can do work way more ...
A: An IQ of 145 is not average. IQ tests are normed to have an average of 100 and a standard deviation ...
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| children languages | 5/26/2009 |
Q: My son is 13 years old now and my mother and I were talking about when he was about 1-2 years old ...
A: A lot of 1 year olds do what is referred to as 'jargoning', which is making a series of sounds with ...
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| Dropping grades for a 9 yr old in gifted class | 5/26/2009 |
Q: My son is in fourth grade gifted class. He gets good grades for the most part, but if there are ...
A: It's important to remember that it's not just a matter of wanting to do well - it actually takes a ...
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| possible gifted child but with auditory processing problem | 5/20/2009 |
Q: I have a son who's 7 yrs. old, attending 1st grade. His teacher has been complaining since the ...
A: For your first question - that's the exact same question I've been struggling with a lot in ...
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| verbally advanced 7 month old | 5/9/2009 |
Q: My seven month old son said the word baby very plainly after watching my mouth when I said the word ...
A: It's certainly sounds like your son has a similar kind of mind to his nephew, at least in terms of ...
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| gifted 8 yr old son with behavioural and social issues | 4/29/2009 |
Q: this is a very long problem so i will try to keep it short, my son is 8, gifted in ...
A: Apart from autism, another possible explanation could be sensory processing differences. SPD is ...
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| excessive fear | 4/25/2009 |
Q: My 11-yr old daughter has had ann excessive fear of the supernatural. Just hearing a ghost story ...
A: Well, pretty clearly she should not listen to ghost stories very often. I'm not sure why she's so ...
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| gifted or Adhd, or both | 4/24/2009 |
Q: I posted a while back about my 5 year old's conference, where we were shocked to learn that she was ...
A: At 5 years old, IQ testing is fairly accurate (it's more around 2-3 years or younger, when enough ...
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| gifted or Adhd, or both | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I posted a while back about my 5 year old's conference, where we were shocked to learn that she was ...
A: To me, it sounds like your daughter is pretty clearly a gifted child. She may have ADHD as well, but ...
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| Intuition | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I am a mother of a three and a half year-old. My son displays a high degree of intuition. He does ...
A: I'm not sure if intuition is the best term for the way that gifted kids can figure things out so ...
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| school age year 4 | 4/9/2009 |
Q: my daughter has just sat her examines in year 4 and achieved 4a across the board her maths and ...
A: I don't know if there are schools that offer scholarships for academically talented kids, but you ...
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| am i gifted? | 4/9/2009 |
Q: i am 13 years old and have an 1q of 135 and i have a vocalbury and reading compression of a ...
A: The IQ cut-off for giftedness varies depending on who you ask, but is typically around 130-135. I'd ...
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| gifted toddler | 4/3/2009 |
Q: I was wondering about my 17 month old and her level of giftedness. She knows over 200 words and can ...
A: You don't really have to do anything special to help a young gifted child learn, because the high ...
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| Dyslexic, ADHD, and Gifted! | 4/1/2009 |
Q: I am so glad to have discovered this site. I was actually looking up information on my gifted 2 ...
A: My advice is to focus mainly on his strengths. Firstly, those will lead to more opportunities for ...
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| what to do with gifted child? | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I have an extremely bright 4 1/2 year old. Though I am aware that most parents like to think that ...
A: Note that I'm not up on the beaurocratic stuff of how school systems work, so I strongly recommend ...
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| How will I know if my three year old son is Autistic but also Gifted? | 3/24/2009 |
Q: My three year old son Can memorize ANYTHING. Not only does he memorize it verbatim but he also ...
A: My guess is that he's probably autistic and gifted. His particular form of giftedness is typical of ...
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| gifted 10 year-old with temper tantrums, wetting himself | 3/24/2009 |
Q: My 10-year old son was officially identified as gifted last year, and currently attends a ...
A: Regarding the wetting, I would first recommend that you have him examined by a doctor, since some ...
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| 3 Gifted Sons? | 3/23/2009 |
Q: My 'thing' at the moment is wondering whether my middle son is Gifted. My eldest son (4) has been ...
A: To me, your middle son sounds clearly gifted as well, but a different kind of gifted. While your ...
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| Bright or Gifted? | 3/22/2009 |
Q: I am wondering what differentiates a bright child with a gifted one. I am constantly amazed (like ...
A: There isn't really a clear line. In terms of IQ scores, different people put the cut-off at ...
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| my childrens ability to access memory | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I am just stumbling on to this unusual way it seems both of my daughters access information in their ...
A: I haven't heard of this sort of thing before. It could either be quite rare, or simply something ...
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| my very articulate son | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I have spoken to you before about my son Jacob, you felt he may be creatively bright but with add. ...
A: Arguing back is a tricky issue to deal with, because while many kids argue because they don't want ...
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| 9 month old granddaughter | 3/12/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter is nine months old and when my daughter shows her a book about colors she will ...
A: It does sound like she knows her colours. Most 9 month olds, although they can't speak, understand a ...
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| Daughter's family social skills | 3/5/2009 |
Q: My 10 year old daughter has always had an issue with being polite to other adults in the family. ...
A: There are a couple possibilities: shyness and aloofness. Shy children are those who feel anxious in ...
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| gifted and daycare | 3/5/2009 |
Q: My son turned three Feb 10. He knows all his alphabet, numbers to 20, counts to 40. He recognizes ...
A: He might be gifted, or just a bright kid. Either way, his behaviour is a concern. What do you mean ...
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| Should my 3.5 year olds preschool be doing more with him | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My son is 3 heading for 4 (his birthday is in late June). In my opinion, for what it's worth, he's ...
A: The big risk of not challenging a gifted child enough is that they'll get bored and unhappy. Since ...
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| re: IQ scores | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My 5 yr old recently took the RIAS IQ test. I was so shocked by his score I for got to ask the ...
A: It's really up to you. Further testing could: a) clarify whether he is highly or profoundly gifted. ...
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| re: IQ scores | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My 5 yr old recently took the RIAS IQ test. I was so shocked by his score I for got to ask the ...
A: The RIAS is a general IQ test, highly correlated with other IQ tests such as the WISC-III. As with ...
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| Aspegers or not? | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I have taken my 5 year old daughter to a psychologist that specializes in Aspergers and upon first ...
A: That does sound more typical of social anxiety (also called shyness) than Asperger Syndrome. The two ...
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| CCAT | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I want to use the CCAT for an Action Research study on cognitive ability. I want to do a pre and ...
A: Not through natural maturation. If you are testing a treatment method designed to improve cognitive ...
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| should I have my son tested | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I have a three year old (just turned in January) who is learning at a break neck speed. At two we ...
A: At three years, the usual intelligence test would probably be the Weschler Preschool and Primary ...
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| Giftedness and Abuse | 2/15/2009 |
Q: I know a child who was identified as gifted at a very young age. She showed signs of being extremely ...
A: That's a very troubling situation. The emotional issues that you've described are characteristic of ...
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| 6 year old excessive hand washing | 2/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 6 year old son who taught himself to read at age 4. He has now attended school for one year ...
A: That sounds like obsessive compulsive disorder, which is an unpleasant condition where you have ...
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| 5 year old teaching himself to read | 2/5/2009 |
Q: have a son who turned 5 this past November and within the last year or so he just picked up books ...
A: No, it's not common for a 4 year old to teach himself to read. The majority of kids who do so turn ...
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| autistic | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I have 15 y/o son, very smart gpa above 3 pont to 4 point in school. but he has sign of withdrowal, ...
A: Certainly a person can be gifted and autistic - autism can be present at any cognitive level, and ...
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| My little brother | 1/2/2009 |
Q: My little brother is 3 years old and hardly talks. My parents had to take him to speech therapy ...
A: It sounds like he might be a visual-spatial learner. Visual-spatial learners think in pictures, ...
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| Passive Masturbation | 1/1/2009 |
Q: My 13 year old child is autistic, I have noticed lately that he will be sitting in the living room ...
A: There are two things I can suggest. Firstly, since he evidently doesn't realize this is private, you ...
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| Intellegence | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I am 15 years old and in highschool and I have a question about giftedness. I know that intellegence ...
A: The answer is skill scatter. Many people, particularly people with neurological atypicalities such ...
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| 2.5 year old - is she just smart? | 11/15/2008 |
Q: My daughter is now 2 years and 5 months to be exact. Is there any link to preemies and giftedness? ...
A: Statistically, preemies are more likely to have a below-average IQ, but it really varies by ...
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| Gifted/ADHD | 10/27/2008 |
Q: I have a 4 year old son and was wondering on a couple things. I found that my 4 year old is a ...
A: Have you heard of 'Pathological Demand Avoidance'? It sounds like he might have that condition, look ...
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| Testing discrepancy | 10/26/2008 |
Q: My son received neuropsychological testing through his school last year (he was 6), and included in ...
A: Group tests often tend to underestimate gifted kids' abilities, for several reasons: a) gifted kids ...
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| Noted as being gifted | 10/17/2008 |
Q: My son Daniel has been noted as being gifted with drawing.how can i best support his development?
A: Sorry I took so long to answer. Mainly just by encouraging him to draw a lot. There are drawing ...
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| Concerned about our 5-year-old son | 10/7/2008 |
Q: I'm the father of a 5-year-old son going to kindergarten. His Montessori school Director, who's ...
A: Certainly, a child can be gifted as well as on the autistic spectrum. There is no specific IQ range ...
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| is this a sign of a gifted child | 10/7/2008 |
Q: the other day my daughter aged 3yrs and 3 months asked my maid to throw away all the mirrors at ...
A: It's not possible to decide if a child is gifted from a single instance. If this is the usual level ...
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| I think my child may be gifted but diagnosed w/ADHD | 9/24/2008 |
Q: I think my 11 year old is gifted but has been misdiagnosed with ADHD. He is in the 5th grade and ...
A: There is a very fine line between creative giftedness and ADHD. I'm not sure if it's really ...
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| Digesting basic instruction | 9/19/2008 |
Q: My son is 8 years old and is in the third grade. He is a grate kid. Hard working. We spent so ...
A: You might want to check out the book Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom by Susan ...
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| Emotional child | 9/17/2008 |
Q: My son is 6.5 yrs.old and is very good in his academics.He is sincere in doing in his work. He is ...
A: It sounds to me like he is just naturally sensitive. A lot of children are like that, and it appears ...
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| giftedness appearing suddenly? | 9/15/2008 |
Q: can giftedness appear at a later age in children? My four-year-old daughter (just turned four) ...
A: Some children with learning differences show sudden acceleration of development like that. For ...
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| HARNESSING MY SONS POTENTIAL | 9/13/2008 |
Q: I think I GAVE YOU THE WRONG E MAIL AD LAST TIME. mY SON JJ IS THE YOUNGEST OF TEN. aLL OUR KIDS ARE ...
A: Yes, a lot of those developmental differences tend to go together, so it makes sense that PDA kids ...
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| HARNESSING MY SONS POTENTIAL | 9/11/2008 |
Q: I think I GAVE YOU THE WRONG E MAIL AD LAST TIME. mY SON JJ IS THE YOUNGEST OF TEN. aLL OUR KIDS ARE ...
A: I wouldn't rule out giftedness because he's not interested in the alphabet - only some profoundly ...
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| Gifted or disabled toddler | 9/11/2008 |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a SAHM of a 22 month old boy. I feel like I can't ask my friends ...
A: I've never heard of a kid stopping speaking for the reason you suggest. I wouldn't rule that out - ...
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| Gifted or disabled toddler | 9/10/2008 |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a SAHM of a 22 month old boy. I feel like I can't ask my friends ...
A: Firstly, the question is not whether he is gifted OR disabled - many children are both. It sounds ...
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| gifted first grader | 9/6/2008 |
Q: My son was recently just given the WISC-IV test at our small town school. We have approx. 270 ...
A: One book you and his teacher might find useful is Teaching Gifted Kids in the Regular Classroom by ...
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| why does my son resist drawing/alphabet/books? | 9/4/2008 |
Q: My son Daniel recently turned 3. Since birth, people have always commented on his advanced ...
A: In most 3 year olds, of course, lack of interest in the alphabet and books would be no concern, but ...
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| is my child gifted | 9/2/2008 |
Q: I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ABT MY SON WHO IS 2 YRS AND 3 MONTHS. HE SPEAKS VERY CLEARLY AND THAT TOO ...
A: I'd suggest offering him toys aimed at kids a couple of years older than him, and judge what level ...
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| Obsessive behavior | 8/31/2008 |
Q: My almost 6 year old has had obsessive interests since he was a toddler. When he was 2 and 3 years ...
A: It's important to remember that although you really don't want to hear yet another detail about ...
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| is my child gifted | 8/30/2008 |
Q: I WOULD LIKE TO WRITE ABT MY SON WHO IS 2 YRS AND 3 MONTHS. HE SPEAKS VERY CLEARLY AND THAT TOO ...
A: He does sound gifted. At that young an age, IQ tests are not as accurate as in an older child, but ...
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| My brother's mental abilties | 8/29/2008 |
Q: My parents recently had another child, I am 18 and my little brother is 5. Ever since he has not ...
A: He does sound quite intelligent. Actually, I think he's most likely a gifted autistic boy - the late ...
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