My PG-DYS DS10 was like that at 2. It was very hard. I didn't know why it was different for me than all the other parents I knew with kids that age. I wish I knew about all of this back then! From age 16 months on it was hard! (although he was intense from day 1) That was the age the tantrums started! Identifying his giftedness very early on really helped me see it wasn't my parenting, this kid really was different and had different needs. I learned that he needed things done differently, I told people he wasn't good with transitions. I had to really work at prepping him for each change that would come through the day. We had many battles.
It's still hard. He is incredibly sensitive and emotional at 10. We are going to a party this weekend and I am already trying to plot out exit strategies and prepping him for "when it's time to go it's time to go" because he still has trouble with transitions and still has OE issues.
My MG DD8 is totally different, doesn't have the OE issues (sensory processing and motor incoordination for her)
