I suspect my dd is gifted. She is five. I am curious about the personality characteristics associated with this. My dd has always been extremely bright and very 'different' than other kids. I have read a lot about giftedness and it seems to put all these unrelated components of her personalty together under one name. It has made certian things make sence to me now. She has a very intense personality and deals with a lot of anxiety. In fact, we recently have come to believe that she has selective mutism. Has anyone else dealt with this? It is a social phobia of sorts causing her to literally freeze when people ask her questions or talk to her at school. She never spoken to one of her teachers. At home she never stops. I would love for her to feel accepted and celebrated for being her quirky self, ya know. Just wondering if anyone else had heard of this.