Another parent of two twice-exceptional children, and a former gifted child myself, from a family of former gifted, high-achieving children. (My grandmother had the highest score in the state on the Missouri pharmacy exam when she took it around 1940, and you know that was not a time when women were particularly welcome in the professions, especially in STEM fields.) My DD-almost-13 is a DYS; my DS-almost-9 is not, although we may test him again soon. I suspect that his autism has interfered more with his test results than hers.
I also grew up with an interest in education - my mother was a teacher for many years before she switched to designing educational software, and my own first job was teaching a community center class on how to solve the Rubik's cube.
I appreciate having a place where I can be myself and also not self-censor talking about my kids.
