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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the common definition, if a kid's IQ is above 130, she/he is gifted. 
Many kids in AAP are gifted.[/quote]

And most are not.  The [b]truly gifted make up a tiny % of the population[/b], not the masses they admit to AAP.[/quote]

Citation/source, please?[/quote]

Based on a normal distribution if IQ scores, about 2% of the general population would be above this 130 threshold.  Since the DC metro area skews high for IQ (as shown by SAT scores etc) it's not hard to imagine that this 2% number would be higher, perhaps significantly so.  It's probably not possible that 30% of the school age population being admitted to AAP is above this threshold, but I wouldn't be surprised if 5-10% were.[/quote]

So for children scoring above 130 on an IQ test (such as the WISC-IV), they should be considered "gifted?"[/quote]

Yes. That is the commonly accepted criterion for being gifted. Above 140 would be considered highly gifted. [/quote]

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