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[quote=Anonymous]I'd agree that three is a bit young to worry about this.  At that age, just support DC's interests and social interaction.

For one of our DC's, things got worse in elementary.  Don't let the DCUM know-it-alls tell you that gifted kids don't have higher incidence of sensory and/or social issues.  They do.  But that doesn't mean that every individual gifted kid does.  Our DC's have WISC-V scores of 138 and 140, so almost identical.  They're nowhere near the range of PG, but definitely in the gifted range.  One has every single gifted kid issue and didn't do well socially until we moved them to a private gifted school.  The other one functioned just fine in the classroom and you'd never know they're gifted.  Let your kid mature a bit and keep an eye on them.

Our neuropsych recommended the following resources:

The Social and Emotional Lives of Gifted Children by Tracy Cross, Ph.D.

Teaching Gifted Children in the Regular Classroom by Susan Winebrenner and Pamela Espeland.

The Survival Guide for Parents of Gifted Kids by Sally Yahnke Walker.

Hoagie’s Gifted Education Page: www.hoagiesgifted.org contains many resources, articles, books, and links to help support parents, teachers, and gifted children.

The Davison Institute (www.davidsongifted.org) offers supportive family services, education, summer programs, resources, and seminars for gifted children.
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