Given that children can have such severe asynchronous development that it can impair their learning, I think it's imperative gifted children be identified as soon as possible. The earlier the better.
Frankly I think the health care professions need to take responsibility in identifying gifted kids. It is a need. It is a special need. It needs support, and in some cases, medical interventions. When the health care professionals start to realize THEY are preventing children from getting the interventions they need to be educated and thrive, we will see a shift in the field of education. I wish oh wish Mite and DS15 had been identified when they were young. I wish I had pushed harder. It may have made a huge difference for them.
jmo,though.
