Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented Parent Resources
The six types of gifted child: The underground
Jade Ann Rivera
Is your child hiding their giftedness to fit in with a non-gifted group of age-mates? Parents of gifted girls and introverted boys may have found themselves answering mostly C's on my May quiz. For those that did, your gifted child is considered to be Type 3: The Underground gifted child.
Friendship and the gifted child
Institute for Educational Advancement
Does your gifted child like to spend recess alone? Does she only have one or two friends? Does he have one very intense friendship? Does she only have friends that are significantly older or younger than she is? Does he only make friends in his extracurricular activities rather than at school?
