I just saw this post.

I think it is true that some do hothouse themselves in every subject and endeavor. But there are other gifted kids that do so only for certain subjects they have an intense interest in.

When my son gets "into the zone" on one of his interests and becomes frustrated because he can't do what he has envisioned, I have to tell him it's time to put whatever it is away. He would work himself up into a major fit if I didn't nip it in the bud.

So, yeah. He hothouses himself.

Just not in bike riding or learning to swim! LoL