1. When did you first expected giftedness in your child?
When she started reading words and books she had never seen before (26 months old).
2. What milestones/traits (gross motor skills, fine motor skills, verbal skills, literacy skills, mathematical sills, social) really made you suspect giftedness?
Precocious literacy (not hyperlexia).
3. Did your child have any delays? If so what area (gross motor skills, fine motor skills, verbal skills, literacy skills, mathematical sills, social)?
Expressive language, fine motor & social. Language skills are now an area of strength, but that's after 2.5 years of intense therapy!
4. Is your child 2E? If they are did they have other signs besides the obvious, more quantifiable ones?
Yes, she has PDD-NOS, on the autism spectrum. Her issues are relatively mild -- bearing in mind that everything on the spectrum is serious business. I think we could have easily convinced ourselves that she was just a "smart quirky" kid, as everyone around us was discounting our concerns about her development because she was/is so smart. We are fortunate to have caught her ASD early.
5. Has your child been tested?
Yes -- both assessed for ASD and IQ tested (separate processes).
6. Is your child across the board gifted or quite asynchronous? If so what are his/her strengths and were they obvious from a young age?
Asynchronous in terms of intellectual v. social. She is just turning 5, so we probably won't have a clear picture until she gets a little older.
7. When your child was young (baby/toddler/preschooler), was their development fairly even or did they excel more in certain areas (gross motor skills, fine motor skills, verbal skills, literacy skills, mathematical sills, social)?
Clear strengths in "academic" skills (literacy, math, comprehension), with clear weaknesses in areas that often pose a challenge for kids with ASD: fine motor, social, expressive language.
Last edited by Kristen; 07/26/10 09:25 AM.
