I think that with most things (not just giftedness), the people who are going to be talking about it or researching online and talking about it there etc - are more likely than a general population of people to be people who are trying to solve a challenge or problem... which means you're more likely to hear about gifted kids from the parents of challenging gifted kids.
I think this is a good point. I gave up on an ADHD forum (my son is diagnosed) because the posters are all having so many problems it got to the point that I began to doubt my son's diagnosis, lol. With a little digging I soon learned that many ADHD kids are like my son and are thriving, meds-free, with little drama or angst. These are the children of the parents who don't post because they're not seeking solutions or commiseration.
