My oldest was clearly gifted from infancy, but my son (2e) was/is either "hot or cold." He had/has these moments that just amaze me, and other times he's "on the moon" clued out. Plus I have no experience with "normal" so sometimes in comparison to his older sister he seems slow. Then I get a glimpse of where he's at with certain things compared to his friends and think "wait, he's not so slow after all." He's full of contradictions. He can do things he's not supposed to be able to with his diagnoses and often times his behavior doesn't make sense (until you think "2e").

So in answer to your question... yes and no! ;p