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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t know if there is a more annoying term than saying a child is gifted when they are a couple years ahead of grade level. Fine to say they are advanced. To me “gifted” should be a truly unique individual, like the child artist Akiane who painted Jesus when she was 5 or whatever. [/quote]

I agree with this and hate the word gifted. I have never used it to describe my own kid, and actually I tend to downplay my kid's advanced academics because I don't think it's a competition and in the long run won't matter much.

I do sometimes make different choices from other parents. I think this is the thing about having any kind of outlier kid -- you have to go your own way sometimes. My kid also has signs of being ND. Sometimes when I talk to other parents, I can tell there is annoyance that I'm not doing the same thing they are as a parent. It is not personal, it's just often my kid needs a different approach.

But I don't walk around calling her gifted or complaining about it. [/quote]

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