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I have to agree that the particular article is so anecdote-based as to be virtually meaningless/unsupported.

Unfortunately, there isn't a good road map for what the journey should/can look like for HG+ kids passing through their teens. Now that we're here, I'm feeling pretty flummoxed to realize this. How can I not have noticed that there isn't any real parenting guidance for what to do with a kid who is highly asynchronous like this?? (No, don't answer that. I already know why DH and I had such a blind spot here--I didn't want to think about this at all.)

I agree, someone should do a real study and get some answers. They could get started now so those of us dealing with early K, kindergarten jitters and gifted preschoolers will have some answers in ten years.

Better still if someone were to have DONE this research ten years ago, eh?

Based on my experience, I'm going to go with "emotionally traumatic and very unpleasant". And that's high school and college.