DD was very verbal very early--first word 7 months, sentences by 12 months, paragraphs by 18 months. She also knew the alphabet and numbers at about age one. She freaked people out.

DS was verbal for a boy, but not nearly as much as DD. We didn't see early ability to identify and classify, and he learned the alphabet as a late 2, maybe 3? I thought he might be mildy gifted at most until he learned chess at age 3 and began reading well before age 4.