Grinity,
I had huge issues with my son when he was little. He did have some problems with twice exceptionality but his personality was definately one in which the traits which got him into a world of trouble when he was 2-7 have served him very well from then on.
People are very willing to attribute pathology to exteme behaviours in children yet often know nothing about the overexcitabilities common among gifted children. This is not to say twice exceptionality does not need diagnosis. I am the last to say that since my son is/was twice exceptional. However, even twice exceptional children have overexcitabilities and both aspects of personality need to be understood.
Social context plays a huge role in how behaviour is perceived. A gifted child can be seen as immature prior to acceleration and as mature afterwards. This is because context does shape perceptions of behaviour. This also confuses decisions regarding acceleration.
