I think Ruf's work, like all that's related to GTness, is a tool. I see flaws in her methodology, but she helped me so much! And I like that we have more tools--even if they don't work for all GT kids--not fewer.
As always, I recommend reading ANYTHING with a critical eye. (Said the former teacher of argumentative writing...
) And, as I said earlier, I think that if what you see about your child and what some book--Ruf or anything else, for that matter--indicates don't make sense together, then you should go with what you know first and foremost, including test scores (provided they fit with everything else).
The bottom line to me is that you know more than anyone who has never met your child, expert and author, or no! Books, tests, experts, labels, etc. are all just tools to make sense of what you're living. So if Ruf doesn't make sense with what you know, keep shopping around. Her book is not the only tool in the shed!
