JDAx3 -
One of the things it means is that the stuff that works for 2/3rd of gifted kids may leave your son uninspired. This isn't his fault, it just is the way things are. It means that many people who run gifted programs will still not 'get' him, because he will be much more similar to MG kids who are a year or two older than he will be to MG kids his same age.
It means that it's up to you to try to set up situations where he can learn as fast and as deeply and as complicated as comes naturally to him. This is a tall order.
This means that spending time with kids his own age might be very satisfying, or very frustrating, and that it isn't his fault.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
It's funny that you phrased it as people wouldn't 'get' him. That's kinda how we've always described it. He's had good teachers who did what they could within what was available, but prior to this testing we had no idea the degree we were working with.
It's definitely challenging to find the right academic setting along with the proper social setting for him. Sometimes, we're not sure what his peer group is and where he fits in best all the way around. Hopefully, as I become more knowledgeable about all of this, I'll be better able to see that he gets what he needs.
Thanks.
