I wrote an article titled 'Emotion, Behaviour and Personality Development in the Gifted' which is published on the New South Wales Association for Gifted & Talented Children's web site at this page.

The article begins with a short tour of the Western philosophical traditions which sees us contrast emotion with the intellect to give some background as to why we tend to view emotionally intense gifted children as 'socially immature'. Intellectually gifted children (and adults) are characterised by their sensory, intellectual, psychomotor, imaginational and emotional intensities. This is not well understood in academic settings where the intellect is seen to be divorced from emotion, sensation and imagination.

The article explains research on this phenomenon and links in practical suggestions for students, parents and teachers in how to manage these issues.