Originally Posted by CCN
Originally Posted by Cricket2
I also strongly believe that, when we are dealing with a label that, for better or worse, is viewed as "desirable," people are going to develop a bit of hypochondria when looking at "symptom" lists or behavioral signs of giftedness. Oh yes, that mole does look slightly uneven, I must have cancer! Oh yes, my child is sensitive, she must be gifted! The latter of those two statements I see being very likely among parents who want their children to be something that society views as a positive.


Maybe not an IQ score specifically, but there should be something else there... early milestones, cognitive precocity, unusual talent or advanced development in a certain area (or areas), etc etc. If there's no LD, there should be something that shows up on testing. (If there is an LD, I think that test scores should be taken with a grain of salt.)
Yes, but milestones can be misremembered as well. I've had people tell me that their kids were talking in sentences at 18 months, for instance, as recall of their early milestones. These are kids I was around at that age and not only were they not speaking in sentences, they weren't speaking at all beyond maybe a word or two. I think that's what I was getting at in regard to "hypochondria" regarding signs of intellect. If you want to see it, you can make things into something they are not and/or remember things off.

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