Hello board. I am a new member and this is my first post. I have just recently come across the gifted toddler information and really appreciate this site. I love the question for this string. We always knew the our 2 year old was special but I did not know there was a term until this past week. She was a C-section baby and our doctor was blown away by her entrance into the world. She lifted her own head to come out and he had been in the busy for a long time but never saw that before. She always had strong neck muscles and eye contact and never wanted to be treated like a baby. Always wanted to sit up in your arms. Her first word was 5 days shy of her 3 month birthday and it was elephant. She was talking in complete sentences by 6 months and used proper grammar since the start. Before her 2nd b-day she knew all her colors and even understood primary and secondary colors and how they mixed. She knew all her ABC and the sounds they make. And has talked in complicated 10+ sentences forever. She knows her shapes and understands her left from her right. She can recite books back to you and sings complete songs. She was able to count at a very early age (before she was 1) She knows her opposites and even understands the concept of gravity. I am sure I am leaving something out but this is off the top of my head. And 2 weeks before her 2nd birthday she started reading. She is now 26 months and taught herself addition and subtraction the other day.
My grandmother who passed away when she was 16 months knew she was highly intelligent when she was a little thing and loved to tell everyone how amazing she was.
As for testing I just started wrapping my head around the gifted concept and am curious about testing but don't know how to go about it and when one should do it. Any suggestions for newbie?
