I know exactly what you mean! I read Dr Ruf's book and connected with so many things she said. All this time I had no idea I was gifted. I was a straight A student, but I spent all of my classroom time looking out of the window. The teachers nicknamed me "dolly daydream" (because I spent a lot of time just thinking) and they were completely baffled by my being able to answer every question and still get A's when it looked like I wasn't paying attention. I had no friends in school, I was always by myself. I taught myself to read at 4 and the teacher didn't know what to do with me, so she would send me to the school library to read every day, while the other kids learned their ABC's.
Until I read Dr Ruf's book, I honestly had no idea I was gifted as a child, my teachers just made me feel like I was a nuisance who didn't fit.
My kids are way more gifted than I was, I'm so glad they wont have to go through the same things I did.
Last edited by tofu; 12/08/09 10:45 PM.
