Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Age or Ability Specific Forums Adult Gifted adult who never knew they were gifted?

In talking to parents who are finding out that their child has a high IQ, in time I mention that they may want to consider that, there is a partial statistical correlation, that some or all of the other siblings, as well as the parents, are gifted.

I also mention to them that on the one hand, at many schools be careful even using the word gifted, and on the other, that even so called gifted (private) schools, often have other priorities, preferring kids around 130, not too much higher, or preferring docile kids, or girls, or extroverts that demo well. (Some studies show extroversion lowers IQ; some schools use the mantle "gifted" but beyond a point shun higher IQs). When is a gifted school not a gifted school.

Or working the other side of the correlation, that rich or famous parent who has all their children admitted to the same "gifted" school, is every single one of their children gifted really. Just saying. Statistical trends in what the schools prefer. 50% of their applicants are not girls, so if 50% of their students are female, you do the math, its a kind of affirmative action. Are they transparent about the above? Often not.