Very few things are "always" in this world, but it would be a bit surprising if with that IQ and at age 8 your DS is not obviously advanced at anything. Is it possible that your yardstick is off, e.g., are you judging that he isn't exceptional at maths because he's no better than you were at his age? That kind of thing can be a danger for gifted parents :-)

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