I find it so interesting that so far, all posts to this thread are by parents of gifted boys. Is it perhaps because there is such a big divide between athletic vs. intellectual boys?
In any case, we also have concerns for DS6 with respect to friendships. He has been lucky enough to have a really good friend since age 3 but unfortunately for DS6, said boy is very athletic and has been drawn more and more to other boys who play sports. DS6 recognizes this and it's really heartbreaking to witness how helpless he feels to maintain the friendship. It may survive, but it's hard to tell.
That said, DS6 seems to have befriended another boy who is likely also gifted (based on my observations and quick chat with the boy's mother). Fingers crossed that the friendship develops, especially since this boy is in the same after-school program with DS6!
That said, we probably still have years of this ahead of us as well. And it's still heartbreaking when DS6 asks DS5 how he makes friends so easily. DS6 will also comment that it's unfair that everyone seems to like DS5. And it's true that there is a stark contrast between the two!
