About Giftedness

How much do you know about giftedness?  Would you be able to identify a gifted child?  Many people we know to be gifted were overlooked in their youth. Take a look at a list of some of these people. Then take a look at some of the myths about giftedness.  Finally, look at some lists of the characteristics and some descriptions of gifted children.

Gifted Adults Overlooked in Their Youth
Think giftedness is always easy to spot? See if you would have recognized the giftedness in some famous people like Einstein and Edison.
http://www.ri.net/gifted_talented/character.html#Identifying

The myths of giftedness
http://www.bctf.bc.ca/psas/AEGTCCBC/publications/broch/Myths.html
http://www.families.com/article/0,1120,1-11018,00.html
http://www.rocamora.org/Misconceptions.html

Characteristics of Giftedness
http://www.nfgcc.org/a.htm
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/specialed/gifted/app4.htm

Many experts say that the development of gifted children is "out of sync" or uneven. Read more about this asynchronous development.
http://user.aol.com/discanner/asynch.htm

Gifted Children are often described as "intense." See what pychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski said about those intensities.
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/Dabrowskis.htm
The intensities described by Dabrowski comprise only part of his theory of giftedness. Another part is his theory of positive disintegration, which is about moral development. Information about this theory can be found at this site: http://members.shaw.ca/positivedisintegration/#overview

Are there different degrees of giftedness?
Visit the website for the Davidson Institute for Talent Develop and see what they have to say.   Then decide for yourself!
http://www.ditd.org/ditd.php?location=68

Is there a difference between gifted and bright?
You bet!  Check it out!
http://members.tripod.com/~gleigh/brightvG.htm

Can giftedness be recognized in young children?
Absolutely!  See how...
http://www.families.com/article/0,1120,23-7971,00.html
http://www.gifteddevelopment.com/Articles/Recognizing%20Giftedness
%20In%20Young%20Children.html

The characteristics are both positive and negative.  
Take a look!
http://home.tampabay.rr.com/gifted/GenCharacteristicsofGifted.html

ADD, ADHD...or Gifted?
Gifted children are often misdiagnosed as ADD or ADHD.
Check it out.
http://ericec.org/digests/e522.html
http://www.childpsychologist.com/gifted/add-gifted.htm
http://users.aol.com/douglaseby/Page10.html
http://www.sengifted.org/mis_diag.htm

The gifted underachiever -- an oxymoron?
Decide for yourself...
http://www.families.com/article/0,1120,23-11162,00.html
http://www.stephanietolan.com/is_it_a_cheetah.htm
http://www.millville.cache.k12.ut.us/tag/underachieve.htm

What do gifted kids look like in the classroom?
Find out by following this link!
Gifted Kids in the Classroom