My son is just like yours :-) He's a DYS now but isn't like many of the kids who we see described here. I too had imposter syndrome! He had the SB-V at 5 1/2 and got quite high but not quite DYS scores, still high enough for us to be shocked. We knew he was gifted but assumed "just barely". I figured, "Well Dottie often says scores at 5 are pretty high if your child is already reading well."
He retested on the WISC a year later(at 6 1/2) and his scores went up and achievement scores were up there too. Time to deal with the reality!
Since then, we've worked hard to advocate for better school situation. My imposter syndrome is fading as I see him grade skipped and still at the top of his class and I realize that's still not enough to challenge him. But he'd be happy playing board games and playing fetch with the dog. He's a very easygoing, mellow kid who isn't begging for more challenge- only more Lego!
