No offense taken.
I do appreciate this board and the fact that all kinds of families dealing with different gifted issues are welcome here. It means a lot to me, actually, that the DYS families are here on the public board since they add a lot to the mix.
I guess, as a family who did get a "not accepted" letter from DYS and have a kid that could have benefitted from the services (primary opportunities to connect with other HG+ kids since we live in a rural area), I do feel for all the people who almost made it into all kinds of different programs that their kids could have benefitted from. At schools, and camps, and lots of other places there are real cut-off's for all kinds of services. I don't hold that against DYS or any other program because I don't see any alternative; you have to draw the line somewhere. But I think that as long as some people are getting into programs and others aren't, then it is going to be hard to combat the elitist perception.
I'm glad you are working to fight the elitist argument and I'll try to work with you. I'm just not sure that it will be win-able until everyone gets all the services they need. And sadly, that is probably not going to happen for a long time.
