I'm not sure if this is what you meant, but....
I once had a conversation with the mother of a child in my daughter's pre-school class. She very casually mentioned her daughter had been an early reader; I think she said something like my "daughter started to read at 2" and then looked at me really quickly to see if I would get "the code". Well of course I didn't, and said something like wow - that must have amazed you all... Looking back at it, I think she was trying to bring up giftedness, without having to say the "g" word. And of course I didn't get it. I just thought some kids read early, some do division early. Like it would all even out in the end..
