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Is J gifted (and should I give up)?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 534408" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Don't worry about the label of gifted...lol. If they do IQ tests, you will find out if he is. My experience with my two gifted boys (SportsFan and Scott (who I don't see anymore)) is that they never stopped wanting to learn, even at home, on a higher level. My brother is considered a math genius (that sure doesn't run in the family...haha) and he was doing long division by age four. The kindergarten teacher called my mother asking, "What am I supposed to do with him????"</p><p></p><p> Actually, all three were very different. SportsFan was an agitator and rather self-centered and the class clown, but always had a lot of friends until he hit high school. Now he's a loner with mental health issue and has underachieved for his IQ. Scott is a millionaire who has his own cell phone company and was always very low key, keeping everything inside of him (including his incredible anger). My bro was also very mild-mannered. I have never heard him lose his temper...he had serious social issues. The kids teased him for being smart and for being tiny and he also had Crohn's Disease so he looked sick and threw up a lot. He has overcome his social problems after college and having a very high level job in which he was in charge of a ton of people. </p><p></p><p>I don't think there is any one kind of gifted kid. The common demonanator I noticed (and I'm not everybody) is that all of them pursued very high level interests at very young ages and that this continued. My sister also has two 99% level college kids...they are similar. They gave up their social lives to study and get straight A's and all their friends were also gifted. </p><p></p><p>Peers of gifted kids tend to make fun of them and call them names like "Einstein" unless they are also athletic. Jumper's boyfriend J. is in the honor society and very academically gifted, but he is also a top athlete and very handsome...so his intelligence is forgiven among his peers. He is very shy however. He does not have the confidence you'd think he'd have. He keeps his anger in most of the time. When it releases, he explodes like all hello.</p><p></p><p>Often Aspies are brilliant, but can't make friends, but I know you don't think J. has that and I don't either.</p><p></p><p>Take care and don't worry. There is nothing BAD about being too bright. In general, those children end up being high achievers. Even SportsFan, who has social issues and mental health issues, has a very good, high paying job. He could have done better without his challenges, but intelligence is always an incredible plus for anybody to have. In the adult world it is valued A LOT.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 534408, member: 1550"] Don't worry about the label of gifted...lol. If they do IQ tests, you will find out if he is. My experience with my two gifted boys (SportsFan and Scott (who I don't see anymore)) is that they never stopped wanting to learn, even at home, on a higher level. My brother is considered a math genius (that sure doesn't run in the family...haha) and he was doing long division by age four. The kindergarten teacher called my mother asking, "What am I supposed to do with him????" Actually, all three were very different. SportsFan was an agitator and rather self-centered and the class clown, but always had a lot of friends until he hit high school. Now he's a loner with mental health issue and has underachieved for his IQ. Scott is a millionaire who has his own cell phone company and was always very low key, keeping everything inside of him (including his incredible anger). My bro was also very mild-mannered. I have never heard him lose his temper...he had serious social issues. The kids teased him for being smart and for being tiny and he also had Crohn's Disease so he looked sick and threw up a lot. He has overcome his social problems after college and having a very high level job in which he was in charge of a ton of people. I don't think there is any one kind of gifted kid. The common demonanator I noticed (and I'm not everybody) is that all of them pursued very high level interests at very young ages and that this continued. My sister also has two 99% level college kids...they are similar. They gave up their social lives to study and get straight A's and all their friends were also gifted. Peers of gifted kids tend to make fun of them and call them names like "Einstein" unless they are also athletic. Jumper's boyfriend J. is in the honor society and very academically gifted, but he is also a top athlete and very handsome...so his intelligence is forgiven among his peers. He is very shy however. He does not have the confidence you'd think he'd have. He keeps his anger in most of the time. When it releases, he explodes like all hello. Often Aspies are brilliant, but can't make friends, but I know you don't think J. has that and I don't either. Take care and don't worry. There is nothing BAD about being too bright. In general, those children end up being high achievers. Even SportsFan, who has social issues and mental health issues, has a very good, high paying job. He could have done better without his challenges, but intelligence is always an incredible plus for anybody to have. In the adult world it is valued A LOT. [/QUOTE]
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