Gifted traits in 3-year-old?

At 3 my son was reading basic books, knew the 50 states and could put together his wooden states puzzle (perhaps 40 pieces as some states are combined) with no input from me. Not autistic or anything. He knew numbers and could count and add.

But no idea if he is any kind of genius, he is just s kid. He 6 now, yes he is doing great at school but you never know.

At 2 he was not talking and behind in motor skills and looked like a candidate for EI. Things change with little kids a lot.

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05/24/2017 22:22

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Here is a good basic article OP.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gifted-kids/201105/is-your-child-gifted-what-look-and-why-you-should-know

This rang true for my DS.

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05/24/2017 22:48

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Anonymous wrote:My "gifted" child (I hate that term, but that's what the school system coined it) was reading by age 3, devouring chapter books by age 5, has an incredible memory, and a huge vocabulary (from reading incessantly, I believe). Also has a ton of anxiety. Not that all gifted kids are anxious, but there's a correlation.

Yup. I have two adult kids with grown IQ (four children total), and the above PP nailed it...including the anxiety.

Yup. This is my "profoundly gifted" DD too. Down to the accompanying anxiety. Google 2e and the link between very gifted kids and anxiety. It's real.