Austin, I'm glad it was so easy for you.
You are not he.
Only he and his family know if this is something that would be as intuitive as it was for you.
a GT kid can be motivated to analyze people and how they interact just as they would do for any subject. There are lots of books on Social Intelligence. Once a kid knows how to start up small talk, then he can interview the peer to see what they have in common.
Now this comment I am a little confused by. When you state "a gt kid" which one are you talking about. Same for, once "a kid"- who is this "a kid".
Is there just one kid with this ability?
It COULD be taken the wrong way as if the implication is "IF your kid is GT THEN they can be motivated to analyze people.
IF he can read a book THEN he can win friends and influence people.
I definately agree with your viewpoint but I don't think we can make the assumption that all gt kids could easily turn this social situation around, it's not logical to me.
I wouldn't want e-beth or anyone else to ever think that it's so simple they must just be doing something wrong or are inadequate for not being able to prevent it so simply. KWIM?
