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Early Signs of a Gifted Child

September 13th 2006 11:51
One of her artwork during preschool
The Davidson Institute for Talent Development have conducted numerous studies regarding gifted children. Among their studies are the early signs of possible giftedness in infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Among their findings that may show signs of giftedness are:


- Infants that are very alert
- Long attention span
- Early motor skill and language development
- Have imaginary playmates
- Spoke first word at 9 months (median age)
- Sight read at age 4 (median age)

The full article can be accessed here.

One of the things that puzzled me when my daughter was an infant was that she slept very little. Of course this equates to me not getting a lot of sleep as well. If she does get to sleep it was a very light sleep and she would constantly awake at the slightest noise.

This proved to be both difficult and challenging for me, I ended up tired and cranky sometimes due to lack of sleep. But not my daughter, she seemed to have boundless energy.

It is only now that I realized it was one of the signs of giftedness, which was a great relief to know.

If you have a child and you feel he/she may be gifted, here is a checklist that would be of help.

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Comment by Ahmed

September 14th 2006 13:03


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I don't agree with early language skills indicating a gifted child. I am erally against that because I recall reading about how many people who develop speaking skills late gain better educations.

There were some examples too, but I don't recall.

Comment by Espie

September 15th 2006 13:43


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Again I agree Ahmed, these are general guidelines. We all know each child is unique and each child's development is different. The info above points out "possible" signs of early giftedness.

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