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[quote=Anonymous]Our eldest son was "profoundly gifted" at least off the charts for the school he was in (reading at 2, simple multiplication before his 3rd bday and a real gift/aptitude for foreign languages before he entered kindergarten he could speak 3 fluently ) Eventually a small local private created a small intimate program for kids like him that was subsidized through a tremendous grant by an anonymous donor. 
My son stayed there until 8th grade then had to transfer to a private high school which he finished in 2 years. Going into college 2 years younger than everyone at first was difficult but eventually the gap narrowed and he found his group readily as he attended a school where such kids were pretty commonplace.
If you can find a special program geared towards addressing someone who is well above his age intellectually, pursue it until you find the right fit. It took us some time and some serious advocating but the experience and foundation he was given I believe created a very strong start to a successful academic career. There is no one path, it's just important to find that one path that is right for your child. How old is your child? I may have missed that.[/quote]

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