Hello all,
I am new here, but I have been reading the board for several months now. I am the mom of two children, DS is 5y2mos, and DD is 3y4mos. It wasn't until I had DD that I even realized that DS might be exceptionally bright or gifted. We still haven't tested DS, but we do know that he is not "normal".
Anyway, the reason I posted this thread is to ask at what age did you realize that your child understood "other" concepts, as opposed to reading or math concepts (on paper)? And what were they?
For example, DS could sing an entire song from memory before a year old, could pick up the dance routine in a video (i.e, the Wiggles) after watching it one time before a year old. One of the things that sticks out in my mind the most is when he got his first tricycle. He got on it, and pushed the floor with his feet to move. I remember taking him off, turning the trike upside down and showing him with my arms how the pedals worked. He did it once with his arms, and the rest is history. I don't remember exactly how old he was, but I do know it was before I found out I was pregnant with DD, and they are 22 mos apart. He is also able to figure out how to control a video game by trying it once. He's had a Leapster since he was 2, and DD who will be 4 in October still can't figure out how to control it, same for the computer.
I'm asking out of curiousity, and also to get an idea if we should get him tested now or wait until after he begins kindergarten in the fall.
