Thank you Thank you so very much for your response. You did not at all write "too long." I am deeply grateful. You know, our boys may be more similar then I could adequately portray in my writing initially. Reading about your son, was like reading about my own. He is so social... he loves to play with kids his age and I do believe - exactly as you wrote - that he underestimates their level when playing with them. I always wondered if he was just operating at the social level when he first connected with kids? He was always interested in others, highly social and so sought to connect with other children at an early age. I always wondered if he just was using the means of connecting them (silly behavior, very young behavior) which worked well then, now, because he learned they were successful. What your psychologist said makes so much sense to me though.
The areas I have noticed potential challenges are keeping him focused at times and this mostly occurs in conversation. IF he is doing something, he is deeply focused - so deeply focused and present.
It is just at odd times when we are trying to speak to him. I am not entirely sure of the factors there - but one thing I do know is that if he finds what we are saying to be interesting, he is more likely to be present. This does not help with the normal day to day routines and promptings that are pretty normal with 4 year olds. The other thing that I notice is that if you ask him about something that I would consider concrete - about a story he just read, he can tell you about it. If you ask him what he did today, he may just start talking about it without thinking - as if he needs to offer "an answer" the right answer? Not sure about this, but it is interesting. I think he is more literal in personality perhaps. We never were ones to push with him, just nurtured his gifts and interests so it does not totally make sense that he would be seeking to offer what is "the right" answer, but I could be wrong. Anyway will certainly seek to find some guidance with those who do have more knowledge about gifted children, and your thoughts have been so encouraging to me. Just feels nice to share with others who may understand what we have been experiencing. Thanks so much! So grateful.
