Saw this on the SENG newsletter recently, and looked at some excerpts from the book (in other words, I'm reacting without reading the whole book, which admittedly can be dangerous).

http://www.sengifted.org/archives/articles/the-emotional-cost-of-prevailing-myths-about-the-gifted?utm_source=Jan%2FFeb+2014+SENGvine&utm_campaign=Jan-Feb-2014-Sengvine&utm_medium=email

I am not sure if this link will work. The summary seems to suggest that gifted isn't necessarily something inherent, but rather, something that develops over time. This seems to put us right back at the achievement = gifted, non-achiever = not gifted after all myth. Curious as to whether anyone has read this book or heard the author speak, and if so, your thoughts?