Somerdai, it's so great that your mom said that, that must feel very validating.
If you haven't yet read some of Stephanie Tolan's writings regarding the gifted, here is a good one
http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED321482.pdf It was nice to hear. Not sure if it's OT, but I wanted to say thanks for the link. I especially like her elephant illustration: "...gifted minds can consume large amounts of information in a single gulp, and they thrive on complexity. Giving these children simple bits of information is like feeding an elephant one blade of grass at a time--he will starve before he even realizes that anyone is trying to feed him."