You BETCHA!! Early detection of giftedness is a MUST. Not only are they underserved, but they are discriminated against, imo. You tell your doctor you think your kid is gifted and they tell you, "All parents think their kids are geniuses. Just let him grow up." You tell the school district you think your child is gifted and DITTO.
There are so few resources and so little supports.
My son could whistle at 7-8 months (Rite). I thought he just did it because I am a professional whistler. Well, yes, he got exposed to whistling a lot, but to be able to control the muscles and be able to whistle the scales at that stage...sheesh. Looking back, I wish I had known.
Then you finally get them into a program and they are so bright and inquisitive and as such too busy for the structured setting and the teachers freak out and call them discipline problems.
ok Willa...breathe breathe breathe
