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Is my son gifted?

Sarah - posted on 09/15/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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I have a 4 year old son called Jack, he has been reading since the age of 2 and a half and read fluently by 3.

At 2 and 8 months he could count to 20 out loud

He would put two playing cards together and tell you the number anything up to 99.

Could read 100 words +

could spell 50+ words

Knew all his alphabet and something associated with each letter.

Knew all his colours and the difference between pink and purple

Knew all his shapes

could used the computer

Knew the days of the week and most of the months

Could do simple addition

would play with coins and could count out specific amounts that you asked for.

Was obsessed with buses, knew the numbers of the buses where they came from and where they were going to.

He has an amazing memory

Now at 4 he loves numbers and doing maths, letters and spelling.

He has an aversion to noise and is not mixing at school which his teacher has spoken to me about a few times as they are also concerned and I am concerned that he might have aspergers.

Any opinions on this would be appreciated, sorry if I have rambled.

Thanks

Sarah

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Anne-Marie - posted on 09/18/2011

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I would go to the gifted website as well--I do agree with testing just to make sure. Don't get discouraged--Many gifted children are super sensitive and don't mix well socially. Here is the website. Under FAQ you will find more info on the definition of gifted kids.. =).
http://www.cagifted.org/index.cfm good luck! =).

Cathy - posted on 09/15/2011

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Hi Sarah, of course its possible that Jack is gifted, but the only way to know for sure is to get him tested. Likewise, for Aspergers or Sensory Proessing Disorder (www.spdfoundation.org), testing is a good idea given his symptoms. However, its not unusual for bright kids to have difficulty mixing with others or being sensitive (although the aversion to noise sounds more like sensory processing difficulties to me). While I don't think we should just go about sticking "labels" on kids, sometimes testing can put your mind at ease, help you and his teachers understand your son's strengths and challenges and get him the support he needs. Good luck!

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