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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the traits described in autism sound very similar to traits found in "gifted" students.  How do you know if it's giftedness vs autism?[/quote]

You can have both.  You can also be an average person with Autism[/quote]

A simpler of way of asking my question would be - can someone who is gifted and excels in school, ALSO be autistic?  If yes, where exactly is that line?[/quote]

There isn't a line! It's whether the person meets the DSM criteria for ASD. Basically poor social skills and repetitive behaviors. That's it. There's nothing about being gifted or academics or school at all. Sometimes gifted people also have ASD, sometimes they don't.

Talking about really profoundly gifted people, like calculus in 4th grade, music prodigies, speak six languages, real off the charts outliers does I think tend to overlap with ASD but also with having a really atypical childhood experience and maybe some social things just got missed. But most kids aren't that. If you're talking about a kid who is 2-3 years ahead in reading and math, that's just moderately gifted and on this board it isn't unusual.

You sound like you are trying to persuade yourself that your child is merely gifted but on some level you know there is more going on.[/quote]

I'm just trying to figure out if we should intervene at this point, BEFORE things start getting harder for her at school.

I DO think she is profoundly gifted in some areas.  She can sit and read a medical textbook and pretty much remember about 95% of what she's read.  Her reading level is about 4-5years ahead.  Her ELA teachers have struggled with providing her age-appropriate reading that matches her abilities.   [/quote]

You are a bit unhinged. That’s not gifted. She has an above-average working memory. Many kids can’t read and remember. It’s understanding and communicating/discussing what you’ve read.[/quote]

Not sure what you mean by unhinged.  Are you saying she can't understand or able to communicate and talk about what she's read?  She absolutely can, and can explain it better than most teachers I've had. Also, I don't think they would have placed her in a Gifted IEP if she was not gifted.[/quote]

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